Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. 82
    Mashing up hypnotic chants, beguiling banjo licks, head-spinning melodies and sonic tomfoolery, these 11 cinematic songs are the pseudo-psychedelic soundtrack to a most wonderful dream.
  2. Family shows that Le Loup have really come into their own since the release of their 2007 debut.
  3. Family is a work of purpose, from a band whose previously wandering attention-spans rendered any chance of artistic success accidental.
  4. Under The Radar
    80
    Family offers up a musical experiment that is simultaneously familiar and exotic. [Fall 2009, p.64]
  5. Family is an excellent album. Le Loup hasn’t altered their original goal and purpose, instead they’ve added new collections and they’ve even improved on some of the earlier problems from their debut.
  6. The opaque nature of Family makes it seem like a prime candidate for remixes with a touch more bite, but as it is, this is a record to fill those times when Panda Bear seems just a little too raucous.
User Score
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. Nov 26, 2010
    10
    How this album did not make it to the best of 2009 lists are beyond me. Same goes for their first from 2007.