Free All the Monsters - The Bats
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79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Mojo
    Jun 27, 2012
    80
    Like a very fine wine, after 25 years The Bats are only really just coming on song. [Jan 2012, p.96]
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  2. Dusted Magazine
    Feb 14, 2012
    80
    These songs still jangle, still twitch, still pulse, but there's an undertone of serenity and philosophical acceptance that makes them resonate, too.
  3. Uncut
    Feb 13, 2012
    80
    If you fell for Real Estate and their peers, here's the root. [Mar 2012, p.81]
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  4. All Music Guide
    Feb 10, 2012
    80
    The Bats have managed to maintain a ridiculously high level of quality throughout their career, and Free All the Monsters is as good a record as they've ever made.
  5. Pitchfork
    Feb 14, 2012
    75
    Free All the Monsters simply consists of a set of plaintive songs that draw on all the stylistic cues this band has worked hard to establish in the past (a Byrds-ian jangle, a touch of Velvets-style dissonance) and tightens everything up a touch.
  6. PopMatters
    Feb 10, 2012
    70
    Some of the best music of their career.
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Feb 14, 2012
    60
    As with other Bats albums, Free All the Monsters' charming modesty is a hair's breadth away from monotonous.

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