Harmonies For The Haunted - stellastarr*
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58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the second album for the 80s New Wave-influenced outfit fronted by Shawn Christensen.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Dot Music
    80
    Overall, the effect is post-punk Cure with swathes of Ride in heady moments and, as overblown and unlistenable as these amassed elements might sound in your head, it's actually fantastic.
  2. Urb
    60
    The addition of elegiac, slower songs ensure that this post-punk quarter is only moving forward. [Oct 2005, p.85]
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  3. Blender
    60
    Often, it's too much of a good thing. [Sep 2005, p.137]
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  4. Spin
    25
    People from New York trying to sound like people from England trying to imagine what Neil Young would sound like if he were in Coldplay. [Oct 2005, p.137]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. ryann
    10
    this is the BEST band ever and i recomend it to all ppls k lol
  2. Gnarles
    8
    I usually agree with the critics, but I really liked this record after I allowed it grow on me a little. While not as good as their fantastic self-titled debut, it has improved production and nice harmonies. The Killers and Interpol have stolen much of Stellastarr's thunder, which is unfortunate. Listening to this cd, you can sense within them that masterpiece that surely exits. Time will tell if they can bring it to the surface, but Harmonies For The Haunted is still a great warm-up. Oh, and SPIN: it's nice to know you haven't loss any of your snarkiness. Or irrelevance.… Expand
  3. ED
    7
    One of the better pop/rock albums to come out of the State in 2005. This album isn't perfect, it's got it's slow moments and a few 'filler' tracks, but overall it's solid. 'Sweet Troubled Soul' is a fantastic gem of a song and it alone puts this album above the 5-6 range. For me at least.… Expand
  4. ZachM
    0
    whats wrong with you all? this is definitely the worst Bowie rip-off i've ever heard.

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