Nightcrawler
by Pete Yorn
  • Record Label: Red Ink
  • Release Date: Aug 29, 2006
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Slant Magazine
    60
    It's the first album on which the distinctive, likeable laziness of his vocal style seems to have seeped into the production.
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    60
    Nightcrawler stretches Yorn’s limits as an artist and crosses the line in a few places.
  3. Lost At Sea
    55
    Nightcrawler is essentially a sequence of fourteen overproduced songs that bleed into one another. Mind you these are not bad songs... But there is an overwhelming feeling that he is merely going through the motions.
  5. Rolling Stone
    50
    Pretty though they are, Nightcrawler's hazy songs have a slack sound and little personality. [7 Sep 2006, p.106]
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  6. Prefix Magazine
    50
    The album lacks the central focus that defined Yorn's earlier work, at times feeling like a grab-bag of style and sound.
  7. Billboard
    40
    Taking no risks, "Nightcrawler" shows little growth and makes one wish for the morning after.

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. jasone
    Jan 31, 2007
    9
    grows on you. Undercover is an instant hit.
  2. VanneO
    Nov 27, 2006
    9
    best album yet
  3. HarryC
    Oct 1, 2006
    9
    As another reviewer said, this CD grows on you. "For Us" is right up there with Pete's best work ("Strange Condition," "Closet," "Pass As another reviewer said, this CD grows on you. "For Us" is right up there with Pete's best work ("Strange Condition," "Closet," "Pass Me By," Burrito," to name a few). And while "The Man" is a great slowball with Natalie Maines on backing vocals, "Ice Age" is a ballad on a par with "Turn of the Century" and "Crystal Palace." As with all of Pete's CDs, I don't like every track -- even musicforthemorningafter had a few that never really made their way into my heart -- it's a great listen overall.… Full Review »
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