Monsters Exist
by Orbital
  • Record Label: ACP
  • Release Date: Sep 14, 2018
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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  1. kingrowla
    Feb 20, 2019
    3
    Lazily produced album where it sounds like it was made in a couple days. IMO Blue Album was their last respectable piece.
  2. Sin909303
    Jul 7, 2019
    8
    Tiny Foldable Cities....it's a masterpiece...a la Style u know....and Phuk's very good too....And most other tracks like Buried Deep and Vision One are good too...but wayyy tooo short!!!That's the thing that's a bit annoying for me , once i get into it....most tracks are dropping me from like 30000 fts in the sky. Quite frustrating. I still rate it an 8 out of ten because what good isTiny Foldable Cities....it's a masterpiece...a la Style u know....and Phuk's very good too....And most other tracks like Buried Deep and Vision One are good too...but wayyy tooo short!!!That's the thing that's a bit annoying for me , once i get into it....most tracks are dropping me from like 30000 fts in the sky. Quite frustrating. I still rate it an 8 out of ten because what good is Very good...and the rest well ,it's certainly not BAD.… Expand

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Sep 21, 2018
    80
    Overall, there’s as much room for the head explodeGIF in Monsters Exist; as there is in a WhatsApp group-chat post philosophy lecture.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Sep 17, 2018
    60
    There’s nothing here that touches the band’s creative peak--and, honestly, even the best of these nine songs falter next to Wonky’s highs--but there’s just enough pleasure to be gained on Monsters Exist to justify the album as a worthwhile endeavor.
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  3. AllMusic
    Sep 12, 2018
    70
    Monsters Exist retains several hallmarks of the classic Orbital sound, but it isn't an album for '90s rave nostalgia purists pining for another "Belfast" or "Halcyon." Instead, it continues their tradition of making forward-thinking albums which reflect the present but glance excitedly, cautiously, and fearlessly into the future.
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