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Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut solo album from the lead singer of Deerhunter.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. The music married to these wonderful lyrics is touching, gorgeous and stunning and there is no doubt in my mind that Atlas Sound has created, arguably, the best album of the year.
  2. There are times on Let the Blind…, when the music around Cox veers subtly in the right direction, where you can hear the grub’s surprise as he wakes up with Great Admiral wings, ugly white noise turning psychedelic.
  3. Bradford Cox has created a work that musically and lyrically will attach itself to your consciousness, reflecting exterior experience and encouraging inner association with the former.
  4. At times, it's as moody and transporting as great film music, but, fat too often, these songs never materialize into anything more substantial than vapor. [Winter 2008, p.80]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. HügoT.
    10
    Step into the world of boundless imagination. As the Album plays, you can feel as it pours through the whole body. Slowly like a dope dream. Its a magical down tempo. All lies in its playfulness, which is the key how to get along with the sound full of psychedelia and experimentality. Expand
  2. 10
    Intimate, hurtful and achingly beautiful. A truly excellent album, that needs a open heart to listen to it. It engages the listener in a personal journey. The sound is grainy, but sometimes has clear electric beats that accompany it greatly. Expand
  3. ChristianP.
    8
    This is a really strong album. I enjoy it more than the Deerhunter album. The vocals are lovely and the music is hauntingly beautiful -- I suppose I had low expectations, but this is a solid album. Expand
  4. PaulC.
    6
    Certain types of music tend to be overvalued on metacritic (see The Field, Burial, etc.). The new album from Atlas Sound falls into this category. Listening to this album is a forgettable experience. It's not that it's bad--there are moments that are quite pleasant--it's just that none of the music stands out in anyway. I kept waiting for a song on this album to really break out but it never did. I'm sure I'll listen to this album a few more times, but will I be listening to it in June? Not likely, and if an album has a shelf-life of a couple months in rotation, well frankly, that's not worth an 80+ rating in my book. Expand

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