Grand Romantic
by Nate Ruess
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2015
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 43
  3. Negative: 17 out of 43
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  1. WolfLambert
    Jun 16, 2015
    5
    This is not a bad album by any means, but it's not very memorable, the lyrics are fairly boring and the style gets repetitive when you're through. Aside from the absolutely atrocious opener "AhHa" (seriously, I can't stand that laugh) everything else here is just a fine enough bunch of indie pop love songs, but nothing I've never heard before, and then there's the track with Beck, which IThis is not a bad album by any means, but it's not very memorable, the lyrics are fairly boring and the style gets repetitive when you're through. Aside from the absolutely atrocious opener "AhHa" (seriously, I can't stand that laugh) everything else here is just a fine enough bunch of indie pop love songs, but nothing I've never heard before, and then there's the track with Beck, which I actually really like. I don't think I'll remember this album in a month, but it's not terrible, just not in any way does it reach a real peak that grabs my attention except for the track with Beck.… Expand

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. PopMatters
    Aug 6, 2015
    60
    Grand Romantic isn’t going to be for everyone. But if you happen to thrill at the twinkling eclecticism of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds or get misty-eyed when Freddie Mercury soars above his backing choir on “Somebody to Love,” then you’ll likely follow Ruess at least part of the way on this hopelessly earnest, grandiosely romantic excursion.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Jun 23, 2015
    55
    It shows how Ruess might succeed on his own as a good-hearted Midwestern boy--not quite a star, but someone capable of appreciating their light.
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  3. Billboard.com
    Jun 22, 2015
    60
    Grand Romantic has some moments more danceable than dour.
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