Making Dens
by Mystery Jets
  • Record Label: 679
  • Release Date: Mar 6, 2006
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

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  1. NickF
    Apr 23, 2006
    9
    Amazing debut from the Mystery Jets. Songs like You Can't Fool Me Dennis and Soluble in Air are immediate classics.
  2. haeranc.
    Jul 5, 2007
    9
    nicely shambolic, as people say.
  3. DavidH
    Apr 23, 2006
    8
    I think that this is one of the best unclassifiable albums i've ever heard It is Very Good
  4. SamG
    May 13, 2008
    9
    I'd love to give this a 10 but, for me, "Little Bag of Hair" and "Making Dens" just drag it back a bit. With that out of the way, Zootime is no less than one of the greatest songs this century.

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Dot Music
    70
    "Making Dens" is an immensely graceful, charming record that does a flawless job of capturing the air of good-natured abandon that defines the Jets' live shows.
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  2. Mojo
    60
    There are a couple of songs hidden away in the backwaters of their patchy debut which hint at something much better. [Apr 2006, p.88]
  3. musicOMH.com
    90
    This is a fantastic, passionate and wonderfully eccentric debut album that's also a thrilling advert of what's to come.
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