Lowborn
by Anberlin
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
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  1. alecvl08
    Oct 10, 2014
    4
    Anberlin unfortunately goes out on a pretty bland note with this album, as the instrumentals are uneventful and unoriginal, and there's no theme or plot connecting any of the songs together. Favorite track: Armageddon.

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Alternative Press
    Jul 22, 2014
    70
    As it stands, Lowborn isn't as good as Vital, but it still does an admirable job at continuing Anberlin's sonic expression. [Jul 2014, p.95]
  2. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Jul 22, 2014
    75
    Lowborn is a fairly strong record on a song-for-song basis, and the added emotional heft of it being a swansong helps to elevate it above the weaker entries in the band’s catalog--even despite its numerous issues.
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  3. AllMusic
    Jul 22, 2014
    70
    If there is a heaviness--an emotional weight that seems to be bearing down upon Christian and Anberlin throughout Lowborn--chalk it up to a band nearing the end of an almost 15-year career. However, despite this heaviness, Anberlin have crafted an album of deeply emotive and, one imagines for longtime fans, cathartic songs.
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