Ideal Lives - Rahim
Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Urb
    80
    A few moments... break through the post-punk grind to show a little more breadth. [Apr 2006, p.90]
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  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    The chemistry between the members of Rahim is quite apparent from the beginning to the end of the album.
  3. Pitchfork
    75
    What makes Rahim unique isn't their overall style; it's the tiny yet indispensable songwriting flourishes that lodge obdurately in the memory.
  4. Spin
    75
    Ideal Lives is an uneven record, at times frustratingly so, but it is also the sound of a band finding out just what they are capable of, and falling in love with it.
  5. Prefix Magazine
    70
    If Jungles presented the formula, Ideal Lives gives us the answer.
  6. PopMatters
    70
    A likeable and exciting album.
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    The songs are all snappy with their rhythmic play and potentially memorable with their stop-start hooks.
  8. Lost At Sea
    60
    Once through, we realize Ideal Lives does not feel unified, which is exactly what makes it so interesting but also so difficult to fully embrace.
  9. Paste Magazine
    50
    The monotone delivery on Ideal Lives undercuts the urgency characteristic of Rahim's best performances. [Sep 2006, p.81]
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  1. AaronD
    9
    Most original band I've heard in a long time. Also they use negative space like a master painter or photographer would. Extremely rythmic and tuneful all at once.… Full Review »