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7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Swedish indie pop band features a guest appearance from Charli XCX.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Mar 7, 2016
    80
    If you’ve yet to indulge in this band’s output, you really ought to, bearing in mind this is now the third album in a row where their strange but endearing music hits the spot.
  2. Uncut
    Feb 23, 2016
    80
    A cameo from run The jewels is a final treat on an album full of them. [Apr 2016, p.76]
  3. 75
    For Miike Snow, words are hardly the point. iii’s guiding principle seems to be style over substance--and Miike Snow have that in spades.
  4. Mojo
    Feb 23, 2016
    60
    Closer listening finds thin-voiced New Yorker Andrew Wyatt undercutting the Swedish Britney Spears producers' sleek earworms with sing-along melancholy. [Apr 2016, p.96]
  5. Mar 4, 2016
    60
    It’s a pleasantly relaxed portrait of a band kicking back and stretching its legs.
  6. Mar 3, 2016
    60
    It’s an album that feels insubstantial at times, but is a lot of fun nevertheless.
  7. Feb 23, 2016
    30
    The banality throughout iii detracts from any basic pleasure possible from the beats. [Jan/Feb 2016, p.57]

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Mar 4, 2016
    9
    What Miike Snow's electro-pop album does right in every song is create a piece of music where you feel the beat the moment it begins. It'sWhat Miike Snow's electro-pop album does right in every song is create a piece of music where you feel the beat the moment it begins. It's impossible not to bob along, tap your foot, or dance a little.

    In addition to the trio's killer rhythm, they have a knack for inventing catchy, unforgettable choruses. I've had Genghis Khan stuck in my head for weeks. Literally weeks. Back of the Car is also one of the songs that you immediately feel, builds a chorus, and carries you all the way to the end. Andrew Wyatt's vocals are also thoroughly impressive, with a range from brooding to auto-tuned crooning, begging to be sung along with.

    Overall, if you're looking for a new album to dance to, or at least to feel some steady rhythm, iii will do it for you.
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