Makers
by Rocky Votolato
  • Record Label: Barsuk
  • Release Date: Jan 24, 2006
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14

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  1. Andy
    Jan 30, 2006
    6
    A dissapointing album from one of my favirote songwriters. A Brief History is still his best, followed by Suicide Medicine. This album is just a little too repetitive and, quite frankly, boring at times.

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. cokemachineglow
    76
    If there’s a weakness to Makers, it’s the occasional unmemorable tune in the album’s middle section.
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  2. Lost At Sea
    75
    For what it is, namely a strong, if somewhat benign, collection of songs from a weather beaten soul who plays a mean guitar, Makers is a therapeutic listen with a gentle, if somewhat morose, melodic sensibility.
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  3. Magnet
    40
    On Makers, Votolato rarely digs deep enough to scar, and he tends to wander where he thinks inspiration might live instead of letting it find him. [#70, p.110]
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