Idealism
by Digitalism
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26

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  1. MarkL.
    Dec 18, 2007
    10
    Killer tracks... Fans of Daft Punk and LCD Sound Systems.. This CD is a must own.
  2. NosB.
    Dec 16, 2007
    10
    Brilliant from beginning to end.
  3. marcg
    Jun 25, 2007
    2
    another boring electro rock album
  4. DanielA
    Jul 1, 2007
    10
    Album of the year!
  5. CadadderB.
    Jul 4, 2007
    10
    This album is superb,right the whole way through.Fans of Daft Punk,or the band who released 2007's other masterpiece("Cross") Justice will absolutely adore it.Reminiscent of LCD's Sound Of Silver too.Great tunes,and its fab live too.
  6. RaeP.
    Jul 7, 2007
    9
    Brilliant from top to bottom. What else could you ask for in an electro-rock album?
  7. CliffP.
    Aug 15, 2007
    9
    Music here comes in rushes. Well-tempoed. Tight and loose, loud and soft, so varied in the electronic vein that it deserves a full listen no matter how many times you hear it. While perhaps wrong to relate such a young group to the all-time greats, I can remember listening to Who's Next and getting a similar feeling. Problems here are production, which could be much more polished, Music here comes in rushes. Well-tempoed. Tight and loose, loud and soft, so varied in the electronic vein that it deserves a full listen no matter how many times you hear it. While perhaps wrong to relate such a young group to the all-time greats, I can remember listening to Who's Next and getting a similar feeling. Problems here are production, which could be much more polished, and acoustics, which need more sophistication. Nonetheless, you must download this album and enjoy a pair bound to get much better as they mature. Watch out! Digitalism is coming.… Expand
  8. MycroftW.
    Jun 27, 2007
    8
    Not every song's a winner, but this is about as 2007 as it gets
  9. Jang
    Jul 2, 2007
    9
    Much to the shagrin of Stylus, Digitalism have released an album somewhere between the ed banger/kitsune style and early daft punk resulting in an action packed summer album of 2007. Soooo goood.
  10. ouckeiw.
    Jun 25, 2007
    10
    new generation dance pill !
  11. DanG.
    Aug 19, 2007
    6
    Does everyone here work for Digitalism? This is no match for Justice & Sebastian. It lacks any real character and sounds like all the 'cool' car adverts I'll be muting in the next 12 months. Pitchfork have it right.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Consequence
    Jun 20, 2011
    80
    The grandeur is only slightly greater than it was before, but they've discovered a certain pop sensibility that was previously absent. And not only have they discovered this attribute about themselves, but they have honed in on that particular trait and made it the focus of the entire album.
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  2. BBC Music
    Jun 20, 2011
    70
    Despite the echoes of their past on this second long-play set, Digitalism's perfectly timed return is more about fondness than contempt.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    'Idealism' is dusted with the kind of metallic house glitter caking LCD's 'Sound Of Silver', and, just as promisingly, the title track could have been carved from Daft Punk before they decided they were human after all.
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