New Skin
by CRX
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Oct 28, 2016
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Alternative Press
    Nov 2, 2016
    80
    CRX's only real mistake might be releasing a top-down record perfect for summer at the end if the year. [Dec 2016, p.100]
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  2. DIY Magazine
    Nov 1, 2016
    80
    While we’ve not heard Nick’s vocals out front before, those frantic fretwork and well-trodden chord changes work like an aural comfort blanket. Yet this is no carbon-copy.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 1, 2016
    80
    ‘Unnatural’ is full of sexy, snarling swagger and ‘Walls’ zips by on a wave of thundering riffs. Elsewhere there are hints of industrial (‘Money Machine’) and even reggae (‘Slow Down’), all proving that Nick Valensi has plenty of ideas and invention to offer outside of The Strokes.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Dec 13, 2016
    70
    The result is the sound of a veteran talent stepping out and deservedly getting his.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Nov 10, 2016
    70
    Valensi clings to the crisp tick-tock guitars he favors in his day job. But CRX juices those tidy riffs with ’80s-style synths that give tunes like “Anything” and “Ways to Fake It” a serious Cars vibe.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. NobodyDream
    Feb 22, 2021
    9
    A simple albums with simple but good songs, it isn't a deep or an album that needs some overthinking or analysis. A great experience to hearA simple albums with simple but good songs, it isn't a deep or an album that needs some overthinking or analysis. A great experience to hear but doesn't have an exceptional song but they shine for their rapid and aggressive sound. A nice first album in my opinion… Full Review »
  2. Skysp3ctre
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    If you compare this album with other strokes like The Voidz or Albert yes it needs something more to be great but it's not that bad just isn'tIf you compare this album with other strokes like The Voidz or Albert yes it needs something more to be great but it's not that bad just isn't good enough(for the strokes fan) but one thing i know is Nick Valensi is one of the best guitarist but not the good vocalist… Full Review »
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