Hidden
by These New Puritans
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Mar 2, 2010
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Under The Radar
    50
    Hidden, the young British group's sophomore full-length, was made much in the same vein as 2007's Beat Pyramid, but at times it's even less coherent.
  2. Alternative Press
    60
    Drummer George Barnett's military-precision beats are way up in the mix, but the band dynamic that made "Pyramid" so engaging, vibrant and coruscating, is virtually non-existent. [Apr 2010, p.130]
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#37 Best Album of 2010

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 77
  3. Negative: 7 out of 77
  1. normankant
    Oct 5, 2014
    10
    This is an amazing album, a masterpiece of contemporary music. Hidden has a unique style, a beautiful grandeur mixed with melancholic andThis is an amazing album, a masterpiece of contemporary music. Hidden has a unique style, a beautiful grandeur mixed with melancholic and amazing melodies. Needless to say that it's their best record.… Full Review »
  2. MarcusMarcus
    Apr 10, 2013
    10
    A visionary piece of work. If you don't like it, that means you are a pleb. Awesome percussion throughout, and the way they incorporated brassA visionary piece of work. If you don't like it, that means you are a pleb. Awesome percussion throughout, and the way they incorporated brass and woodwind is great. The fact that it wasn't even nominated for the mercury music prize shows you how stupid and irrelevant the mercury music prize is.… Full Review »
  3. VincentS.
    Mar 3, 2010
    10
    Genius. The most original, powerful album I have heard in years. A classic to rank alongside Metal Box.
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