I Thought I Was an Alien
by Soko
  • Record Label: Because
  • Release Date: Feb 20, 2012
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Mar 8, 2012
    80
    Touching and strangely beautiful.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 8, 2012
    70
    While there are clichés here that love songs struggle to escape from, I Thought I Was An Alien dumps twee cold and hard, running into pop's warm embrace.
  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 8, 2012
    60
    Simultaneously melancholy and charming.[March 2012, p.112]
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  5. Uncut
    Mar 8, 2012
    60
    This singer-songwriter neatly balances the darkly troubled with the charmingly childlike, acoustic clunkiness with intricate finger picking. [Mar 2012, p.98]
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  6. The Fly (UK)
    Mar 8, 2012
    40
    [An] intense, skeletal, and actually-rather-dreary debut.

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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. MateoBG4
    Jul 3, 2017
    10
    Beautiful lyrics, inspiring and fresh sounds; describe in a different way what is love and sadness. Changed my life and I love the guitarBeautiful lyrics, inspiring and fresh sounds; describe in a different way what is love and sadness. Changed my life and I love the guitar music in every song.… Full Review »
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