Helter Seltzer
by We Are Scientists
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Magnet
    Aug 9, 2016
    85
    Helter Seltzer offers a master class in grandiose indie-pop and how to maximize the potential of the simplest of sounds. [No. 133, p.58]
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  2. Q Magazine
    Jun 6, 2016
    80
    This is the sound of a band hitting their stride, albeit belatedly. [#361, p.116]
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  3. AllMusic
    May 2, 2016
    80
    The result is an album of angular yet immediately memorable hooks bathed in a fizzy mix of rock guitars, candy-coated synths, and gigantic drumbeats.
  5. The Skinny
    May 2, 2016
    60
    It’s not teeming with future classics, but it’s their most solid and replayable record since Brain Thrust Mastery.
  6. PopMatters
    May 2, 2016
    60
    Helter Seltzer ends up being a bit of a hit and miss album, where the biggest pluses come from the band stretching its sound a bit.
  7. Uncut
    May 24, 2016
    50
    There's no denying the pair know their way around a perky tune, but their songs are unmemorable because their sound is so heavily recycled. [Jul 2016, p.82]
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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. anythingevery
    Jun 6, 2016
    9
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