Garden Ruin
by Calexico
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26

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  1. FlinchBot
    Apr 26, 2006
    5
    Much less interesting than their previous albums.
  2. adric
    Jul 13, 2006
    5
    boring

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Urb
    50
    Painfully unexciting. [Mar 2006, p.122]
  2. Amazon.com
    90
    It's what Sigur Ros might sound like if they came from Arizona, and it's truly excellent.
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  3. BBC collective
    80
    The best thing about Garden Ruin is the way they look beyond country borders to engage with the wider world, both culturally and musically.
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