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

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Summary: 'Nightbird' marks the first disc of original songs from the duo of Andrew Bell and Vince Clarke in five years.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Playlouder
    90
    Shimmeringly perfect.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Smart, moving, approachable, and well constructed, Nightbird is Erasure's mature masterpiece.
  3. Blender
    60
    One can't help but miss Erasure's old-school glee. [Apr 2005, p.116]
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  4. Magnet
    30
    Only a couple of tracks on Nightbird flicker with any sparks of life. [#67, p.96]
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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.… Expand
  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."
  4. EdwardE
    7
    A return to form for Erasure. Although it'll harkens back to 'I Say, I Say, I Say,' it's not a complete retread. 'Because Our Love Is Real' should have been dropped in the demo stages, but it's the only drawback to an otherwise superb release.… Expand

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