Everything Wrong Is Imaginary
by Lilys
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Everything Wrong Is Imaginary is loosely and playfully conceived, but the stylistic goofing can't hide the exposed, bloody vein that runs throughout.
  2. Lost At Sea
    88
    Song by song, all of it melts into your head, relentless, narcotic and detached, yet ultimately positive.
  3. Filter
    82
    An electric moment for Lilys. [#19, p.96]
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  5. PopMatters
    80
    The overall result is a record that wastes no time and seems to have a certain sense of intensity not found on Precollection, as great as that previous album was.
  6. musicOMH.com
    80
    Lilys have made a quite marvellous record.
  7. Uncut
    80
    A beguiling mix made more loveable by its melancholic core. [Aug 2006, p.100]
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  8. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Heasley has never settled on one sound, and Wrong summarizes them all. [10 Mar 2006, p.69]
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  9. Pitchfork
    74
    Everything Wrong Is Imaginary never quite feels like the career-culminating record it should be.
  10. AllMusic
    70
    Another quirky and eclectic Lilys set.
  11. Alternative Press
    70
    A swirling, guitar-driven headtrip. [Apr 2006, p.220]
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  12. Under The Radar
    70
    A record that is neither stuck in space rock nor Britpop, but instead channels a lo-fi meets hi-fi pop hybrid from another planet. [#13, p.92]
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  13. BBC collective
    70
    This is cathartic, psychically haunted fare; pleasing and troubling in equal measure.
  14. Stylus Magazine
    67
    It doesn’t try to scrape the lofty heights of the two or three masterpieces in Heasley’s catalogue, but by not making the effort, it doesn’t sink as low as his least impressive stuff.
  15. E! Online
    42
    An album that lacks severely in all areas, including production, direction and inspiration.
  16. Magnet
    40
    We're left with a meandering, psychedelic buzz--not a dizzying, mind-expanding head-trip. [#71, p.102]
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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. JeremyM
    Nov 26, 2006
    9
    one of the best albums i've ever heard. turns My Bloody Valentine into a mutated George Clinton and back again on a dime.
  2. TimE
    Aug 7, 2006
    9
    Pretty good! I'd give it an 8 but since Kurt is such a stud and an excellent performer I'll give him an extra point.
  3. Matt
    Mar 7, 2006
    3
    The fussy production ruins any good songs here.
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