Lights Out
by Big Deal
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Jan 24, 2012
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
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  1. Mojo
    Jan 11, 2012
    60
    Hazy, heart-broken boy/girl indie-rock reveries.[Dec. 2011 pg. 96]
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  2. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2011
    60
    There's something ageless about these songs that make them art-school tasteful rather than genuinely unsettling. [Oct 2011, p.112]
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Oct 12, 2011
    60
    An uncomplicated and perfectly pleasant record, swirling with some instantly intoxicating '60s inspired pop numbers, Lights Out finds itself running at the same, ultimately tedious pace for 12 songs.
  5. Under The Radar
    Jan 19, 2012
    50
    The new face of lo-fi bedroom pop. [#39, p. 67]
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
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  1. Utahpolis
    Jan 25, 2012
    5
    A boy, a girl and a couple of electric guitars playing some simple chords. A simple, tried and true formula, but Big Deal seems to haveA boy, a girl and a couple of electric guitars playing some simple chords. A simple, tried and true formula, but Big Deal seems to have forgotten something in the equation. The lyrics and singing style (no harmonies, just the boy and girl singing the exact same notes for the entire album) get stale pretty quickly.… Full Review »
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