Just To Feel Anything
by Emeralds
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Nov 29, 2012
    50
    Just to Feel Anything never quite seems to justify itself in the way that Does it Look Like I'm Here did, to compel you to pay attention in spite of its apparent familiarity, by whatever method. And as a result, it just feels like a lot of wasted energy.
  2. PopMatters
    Nov 26, 2012
    60
    To write off Just to Feel Anything as a misfire would be a mistake, it's full of highlights and tiny moments of golden perfection which will help it find a home in the hearts of fans and critics alike. It's just that a glossy patina makes them hard to discern.
  3. Uncut
    Nov 5, 2012
    50
    The first four tracks are surprisingly limp-leaved, pastel-shaded electro-synth in a decidedly retro vein. From then on, it gets better. [Dec 2012, p.71]
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  5. Dusted Magazine
    Nov 5, 2012
    50
    It's always interesting to hear artists develop, but one can't help but question the conviction here.
  6. Pitchfork
    Nov 5, 2012
    59
    Rather than dismiss Just to Feel Anything as a mistake, perhaps it's better to think of it as a mixed detour, one that some of the band's followers might in fact welcome.

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Lolasaurus
    Nov 6, 2012
    5
    I've been a huge fan of Emeralds and all their solo projects, and although one might squint to see the merits that were intended to be there,I've been a huge fan of Emeralds and all their solo projects, and although one might squint to see the merits that were intended to be there, both at each moment and taken as a whole there is no depth to be found here. God, what were they thinking with the drum machine.… Full Review »
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