Hey Clockface
by Elvis Costello
  • Record Label: Concord
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. freygary
    Oct 28, 2021
    9
    Mr. Costello has never disappointed me. He is constantly moving and taking chances. He is such an incredibly prolific writer. Love this album!

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. PopMatters
    Jan 14, 2021
    70
    Here he is a complex man of dark humor and flashes of anger as he keeps fighting the good fight armed with a razor wit, an observer who has seen a world suffused with foible-filled humans, including himself.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Nov 19, 2020
    75
    If this album has one major issue, though, it’s the sequencing. Because it jumps around stylistically from song to song, it feels jarring and takes many listens to fully sink in. That is fine, though, because at the end of the day, this is a record that fans will no doubt go back to years from now and rediscover. While not one of his very best albums, this is yet another fine addition to an incredible career.
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  3. No Ripcord
    Nov 12, 2020
    60
    For most of this album, Costello switches between percussive anxiety and odd ditties with ease.
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