Make Another World - Idlewild
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65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    On Make Another World, Idlewild dare listeners to ignore them with thrashing tracks like the punk/disco mash-up ''No Emotion.''
  2. Drowned In Sound
    70
    Make Another World finds Idlewild balancing their twin loves of volatile angst-rock and vivacious indie-pop neatly and professionally.
  3. Uncut
    70
    The powerful tunes make this an odd thing: a subtle album, fit for stadiums. [Mar 2007, p.83]
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  4. Q Magazine
    70
    There's nothing radically different on offer, but fans will take heart from the sound of a band re-energised. [Mar 2007, p.112]
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  5. PopMatters
    70
    At ten songs and just 35 minutes, Make Another World puts its weaker songs into sharp focus, but the best songs and the band’s determination keep winning you over.
  6. Pitchfork
    62
    A lot of Make Another World doesn't stick the way good guitar pop should.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    A welcome change of pace.
  8. Under The Radar
    60
    Make Another World falls off dramatically after the solid first half. [#17, p.91]
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  9. Mojo
    60
    Sadly, there's little to propel them to radio ubiquity or challenge the Britrock big hitters, but then, maybe, that's the whole point. [Mar 2007, p.95]
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  10. musicOMH.com
    60
    For Idlewild fans, especially of the older school, there is more than enough here to warrant a pilgrimage to your local record shop.
  11. Hot Press
    60
    Such inconsistency is forgivable on an overreaching debut, less so on a sixth album just 35 minutes in length.
  12. Spin
    40
    Too often [Woomble] is an impotent voice struggling to cut through the clutter. [Apr 2007, p.88]
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  13. The Guardian
    40
    Put simply, Idlewild have become a band of considerable accomplishment.... But that same proficiency proves curiously deadening.
  14. NOW Magazine
    40
    Woomble... shows an innate inability to keep pace, vocally and emotionally, with the thrusting guitars, driving drums and push toward intensity the band bids for.

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User Score
8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Susantigoon
    9
    Easily one of their best albums - tracks like Make Another World make me jump and cry for joy!
  2. Donnie
    8
    Great improvement on Warnings/Promises almost as good as 100 Broken windows, but not quite
  3. Alex
    7
    More like the old Idlewild - not up to the standard of 100 Broken Widows, but a welcome and drastic improvement over Warnings/Promises
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