Nightbird - Erasure
  • Band Name: Erasure
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Jan 25, 2005
Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Composed of more hits than misses, Nightbird soars. [21 Jan 2005, p.88]
  2. Smart, moving, approachable, and well constructed, Nightbird is Erasure's mature masterpiece.
  3. 60
    One can't help but miss Erasure's old-school glee. [Apr 2005, p.116]
  4. One could easily mistake Nightbird for something the duo made in the Eighties -- and if you love Erasure, you won't care.
  5. Each shimmering track lights a momentary spark, but the attraction proves fleeting. [6 Feb 2005]
  6. They've stuck the bleeps on autopilot, the beats on cruise control, and can only be bothered writing a handful of half-decent tunes. [5 Feb 2005, p.50]
  7. 40
    This is undeniably a better album than they've delivered in some while, but... there still seems to be a lack of conviction in their execution. [Feb 2005, p.100]
  8. 40
    Seems dated. [Feb 2005, p.73]
  9. They just sound bored. [Feb 2005, p.98]
  10. Longtime fans will be comforted by Nightbird, even if it comes off like the fluff Giorgio Moroder might've rejected after a coke bender. [Mar 2005, p.138]
  11. How can something that makes so lavish with both emotion and production leave so little aftertaste?
  12. 30
    Only a couple of tracks on Nightbird flicker with any sparks of life. [#67, p.96]
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. J
    10
    Critics do not review an album based on the content alone, but rather try to compare the content with other albums. My point is that this is an amazing album. How can you give this album a bad review? Well, that's easy... compare this album against wonderland, circus, innocents, chorus, erasure self-titled, and cowboy. I really feel that we are the critics, because they are so damn negative all the time and it seems like they never appreciate fine art such as this. Full Review »
  2. martingore
    10
    good job out there "breath" is almost as good as my "precious" single.
  3. Anon
    8
    This is their best album since 1995's "Erasure."