Eye Contact - Gang Gang Dance
Metascore
83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. May 25, 2011
    90
    That's not to say Gang Gang Dance has watered down its style; rather than some strategic reach toward mass appeal, Eye Contact represents a pruning of the superfluous.
  2. May 11, 2011
    90
    Eye Contact solidifies the group's heavyweight majesty. Gang Gang Dance injects pop music with new life, leading the quest for newer sounds from ageless sources and mixing it all together in a critically irresistible way.
  3. May 9, 2011
    90
    Dive into their magnificent depths and you might find a record to fall in love with several times over.
  4. Yeah, Gang Gang Dance's idea of accessible and pop-ready is just as trippy and emotionally affecting as ever. Now, you can play it in the car on a Friday night, too.
  5. May 16, 2011
    86
    New York's experimental sonic collective continues to make challenging and rewarding music on Eye Contact.
  6. May 6, 2011
    85
    Eye Contact-- the group's latest album-- is Gang Gang Dance's finest, weirdest, and most uplifting statement yet.
  7. May 10, 2011
    84
    More critically, though, is that Eye Contact works very well as a stamp on this band's original turn with Saint Dymphna: now that we know that a lot of their contemporaries were also going to turn in this direction, it's nice to see a band that was once ahead of the curve still working so hard to keep their sound this fascinating.
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Whatever these folks are on, I want some. This has gone straight into my top 5 for the year, possibly top, and I don't even like synth-based stuff that much. Just wow! Full Review »
  2. 10
    Absolutely stunning. If only every other band could attain such levels of progression and innovation, the world would not have any more musical landfills. Full Review »
  3. Uniqueness is a feature mentioned too often while talking about somebodyâ