• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Sep 5, 2000
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. One of Excuses for Travelers' greatest weaknesses is that the album is too uniformly boring to be affecting in the least.
  2. The songs here convey life's troubles - failing relationships, feelings of rootlessness - with an unfeasibly languid, almost opiated calm.
  3. Alternative Press
    60
    Decidedly mellow and acoustic in nature, 'Excuses' continues [Neil] Halstead's love affair with country, folk, and pop.... masterfully written, recorded, and played. [#147, p.103]

Awards & Rankings

User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. donniedarko
    Sep 23, 2004
    10
    one of the best albums ever.