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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Aug 25, 2014
    80
    Musik, Die Schwer Zu Twerk rarely comes down from the krautrock klouds over the course of its 30-minute running time.
  2. Alternative Press
    Aug 18, 2014
    80
    The album provides further evidence of Drozd's remarkable artistic growth since he took on a more active songwriting role starting with The Soft Bulletin. [Sep 2014, p.106]
  3. Aug 19, 2014
    79
    It’s hard to make an argument for anything here being essential for the Flaming Lips’ career arc, but, it is a side project, and as side projects go, this one is strong.
  4. Aug 19, 2014
    70
    An album that caters to the sensibilities of the Lips'-voracious fan base without doing so exclusively, providing an entryway for old-school prog lovers to check out how weird the guys from that little band that did that jelly song have gotten over the last couple of decades.
  5. Aug 18, 2014
    70
    A surprisingly cerebral triumph.
  6. 70
    At 30 minutes long, the trip is brief, but it covers so much ground.
  7. Aug 15, 2014
    65
    Oddly, for an album that cheekily presents itself as a long-lost ’70s prog cut-out bin artifact, Musik, die Schwer zu Twerk’s most notable characteristic may be its 29-minute brevity, offering a tasting-menu sampler of the various modes the Lips have been exploring for the past five years.
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Aug 26, 2014
    10
    This record is great. If you like Zaireeka and Embryonic - you are in for a treat! Good times indeed! After the fallout from firing theirThis record is great. If you like Zaireeka and Embryonic - you are in for a treat! Good times indeed! After the fallout from firing their drummer, it looks like they are clearing the pallet. Full Review »