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80

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 91 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the British art rock band was produced by Stuart Price.
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Spring/Sun/Winter/Dread
Their hands loom heavy With only an hour to go I hold my breath But the seekers will find me Priest and pauper The leper can't change his spots The... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Jun 22, 2015
    100
    The lads have given this album everything, everything and then some.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jun 10, 2015
    100
    This is spectacular. [Jul 2015, p.115]
  3. Jun 22, 2015
    85
    It's better paced than Arc, which had great songs but grew tiresome. It's the insular nature of these songs that makes the album better than their previous efforts, a purity emerges from their new found restraint, there is depth to be found in its breathing room.
  4. Under The Radar
    Jun 10, 2015
    80
    Get To Heaven is another big step toward the leading spotlight the burgeoning art-pop genre needs. [Apr-May 2015, p.82]
  5. Jun 22, 2015
    80
    As with their previous work, it transcends easy genre-pigeonholing, but imagine a Radiohead you can dance to and you’re getting close.
  6. Uncut
    Jun 24, 2015
    70
    Their tendency to overthink and squeeze every drop of pleasure from their work does them few favors, particularly when they showcase such innovative songcraft on a record like Get To Heaven. [Aug 2015, p.73]
  7. Mojo
    Jun 10, 2015
    60
    Get To Heaven feels both like a band at the peak of their powers and self-consciously dialing everything up to 11 before things go up in flames. [Jul 2015, p.90]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Jun 25, 2015
    10
    What a beauty! I remember reading a review a few years back saying Everything Everything needed to change in some ways to move forward. HasWhat a beauty! I remember reading a review a few years back saying Everything Everything needed to change in some ways to move forward. Has that reviewer heard Get to Heaven now I wonder? This album is perfection twice over. Like someone you just met that immediately seems an old friend and a friend for life. Expand
  2. Sep 8, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Starting off with a heavy bang, "To the Blade" is a fantastic opener, keeping the listener awake and setting the ground for the rest of the album. "Distant Past" shows a perfect mix of the band's experimentalism and radio accessibility, and brilliantly prepares the listener to this new sound which wasn't heard in EE's previous releases. The rest of the album is just as amazing, with tracks such as "No Reptiles" and "We Sleep in Pairs" being absolute masterpieces. Expand
  3. Jun 27, 2015
    10
    They're showing even more growth since Man Alive. No one should sleep on this band! I think there is even more to come from them. AmazingThey're showing even more growth since Man Alive. No one should sleep on this band! I think there is even more to come from them. Amazing Album, look forward to seeing them play this album live! Expand
  4. Jun 22, 2015
    10
    It seems that Everything Everything can do no wrong — and somehow they're still getting better. A record this good only gets made once in aIt seems that Everything Everything can do no wrong — and somehow they're still getting better. A record this good only gets made once in a decade. Jonathan Higgs is nothing short of genius — half of the lyrics on the record deserve to be tattooed on bodies, printed on t-shirts and posters, and the other half — written in stone. Expand
  5. Aug 8, 2017
    9
    Wow. Haven't seen such a strong start to a pop-album for a long time: first 5 tracks are ALL absolute bangers with Distant Past standing outWow. Haven't seen such a strong start to a pop-album for a long time: first 5 tracks are ALL absolute bangers with Distant Past standing out being the most radio-friendly of them. Record gives you a little break with rather experimental Wheel and Fortune 500 (which I enjoyed) just to Blast Doors at your face in the end and say to you, that you're only a fat child in a pushchair.

    P.S. Only As Good As My God from the Deluxe version might be my favourite out of them all
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  6. Aug 19, 2020
    9
    'Get to Heaven' finds its success in its accessibility. Dancing tracks simply keep going all the way through the project without being'Get to Heaven' finds its success in its accessibility. Dancing tracks simply keep going all the way through the project without being mainstream pop/rock. Magnificent crescendos are Everything Everything's best asset and prove that the band is capable of creating catchy and powerful songs. The album lets us breathe only to make us dive deeper and deeper. Jonathan Higgs' voice takes us sometimes tenderly, sometimes brutally into uncharted territory while drums are charged to keep our feet firmly on the ground. Originality at its peak. Expand
  7. Jul 13, 2015
    6
    for me, Get to Heaven is an album occasionally boring or unlistenable, but simultaneously an album with also a tremendous amount of catchinessfor me, Get to Heaven is an album occasionally boring or unlistenable, but simultaneously an album with also a tremendous amount of catchiness and spark. Expand

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