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90 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critics What's this?

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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 524 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Montreal band founded by husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne make their full-length debut with this highly anticipated disc.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Dot Music
    100
    "Funeral" is the sort of perfectly-realised record you'd hope from a band at the top of their game. For a debut release it's unmatched in recent years. Hearing it is to wake from a black and white slumber and to view the world in widescreen Technicolour.
  2. Playlouder
    100
    The stuff of magic.
  3. Dusted Magazine
    60
    Marred by indie-rock clichés and occasional over-effort, it remains frustrating.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 299 out of 310
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 310
  3. Negative: 5 out of 310
  1. MarkL
    10
    One of the best albums of the last decade.
    • 10 of 10 users said yes
  2. WillyP
    5
    Imagine if they hired a real singer!
    • 2 of 20 users said yes
  3. casimirp
    3
    Someday, singers will again be required to be able to sing. Meanwhile, this is at least not as irritating as Antony and the Johnsons.
    • 4 of 26 users said yes

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