• 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. Negative: 1 out of 12
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  1. Jan 24, 2012
    80
    Underwood and Costelloe have explored their broken hearts in a way that strikes at the core of all of us.
  2. Jan 24, 2012
    70
    It's a seductive indie-rock Pygmalion.
  3. Oct 12, 2011
    80
    Whether for its bounty of warm guitar textures or for its still-rare insight into a distinctly female perspective on young love, Lights Out is surprising, sincere and, above all, a success.
  4. Oct 12, 2011
    80
    One of the year's more delightful debuts.
  5. 70
    By the end, they've told a story of adolescence spent crumpling at the hands of others, while having to pick up the pieces all by yourself.
  6. Oct 12, 2011
    70
    Perhaps the highest praise of Lights Out is that it portrays the gamut of romantic and sexual longings and emotions of adolescence with the honesty that you would expect from someone who recently experienced them, but with poise, melodic nous and a musical maturity that doesn't forsake youthful vitality.
  7. AllMusic
    Feb 17, 2012
    70
    Adhering to such a limited arsenal can sometimes feel like the material was cut with a full band, then mixed down to just guitars and vocals, but Underwood and Costelloe manage to fill in the empty spaces with sheer charm.
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
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  1. 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 »