Material Control
by Glassjaw
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. GlacierFanClub
    Dec 22, 2017
    10
    Compared to Worship and Tribute, this album doesn't sound nearly as polished, and the focus is definitely not on Palumbo, but it's better for it. It took about five listens, but I'm completely hooked -- besides Brand New's Science Fiction and the Smith Street Band's More Scared of You Than You Are of Me, this is my favorite album of the year. Glassjaw has a sound of their own, and a lot ofCompared to Worship and Tribute, this album doesn't sound nearly as polished, and the focus is definitely not on Palumbo, but it's better for it. It took about five listens, but I'm completely hooked -- besides Brand New's Science Fiction and the Smith Street Band's More Scared of You Than You Are of Me, this is my favorite album of the year. Glassjaw has a sound of their own, and a lot of it is noodling, but if you love everything they've put out before this (particularly Our Color Green), you'll love this.… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Consequence
    Jan 3, 2018
    67
    In paying homage to seminal-but-still-underrated acts like Into Another and Mind Over Matter, Palumbo and Beck create a Glassjaw record unlike any other and not always in a good way. In doing so, they also crafted the Glassjaw record most in tune with our current reality.
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  2. Clash Music
    Dec 21, 2017
    60
    Was it worth that wait? That’s open to debate, but it’s definitely not an album you listen to and wish they hadn’t bothered.
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  3. Kerrang!
    Dec 6, 2017
    80
    It's a record that ignores its own decade-long mystique to work on being important on its own merit, through dazzling songcraft and the band's unrivaled ability to pull brightness from the most freakish and inharmonious junctures. [9 Dec 2017, p.51]
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