Now You Are One Of Us
by The Paper Chase
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Lost At Sea
    90
    Operatic in scope, ruthlessly ambitious in its range, The Paper Chase have dropped one the most unique and substantive records of the year.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    83
    It’s a passionate and at times painful aural experience as a whole, but it’s one that has to be taken from start to finish.
  3. AllMusic
    80
    Presents more of the same disconcerting, cacophonous, yet strangely melodic and catchy music that always seems to find frontman John Congleton on the verge of going absolutely insane.
  5. Alternative Press
    80
    The whole glorious mess creates a dramatic Wagnerian opera that's (barely) held together by Congleton's yelping. [Aug 2006, p.206]
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  6. Dusted Magazine
    80
    Now You Are One Of Us is worth checking out for its amazing production alone.
  7. Prefix Magazine
    80
    Sure, 2004's God Bless Your Black Heart may be the Paper Chase's best album in terms of accessibility, but the band has taken its usual dark angle and bent it another hundred or so degrees toward further obtuseness.
  8. Pitchfork
    77
    It's so gleefully over-the-top that even the most absurd and token-tortured lyrics neatly circumvent being taken at face value.
  9. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    While imperfect, Now You Are One Of Us is packed with poignant ideas and disturbingly beautiful moments.
  10. cokemachineglow
    68
    It's a well-constructed and performed album that sounds great on the stereo.
  11. Delusions of Adequacy
    60
    I admire the band's unorthodox approach to its music and its combination of disparate rock and non-rock elements.... That said, I will probably never be able to listen to this entire album in a single sitting.

Awards & Rankings

42
#42 Best Album of 2006

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. DennisO
    May 14, 2007
    9
    Allmost pure genius! One of the best albums of 2006
  2. mikes.
    Aug 16, 2006
    4
    The Paper Chase seem to recycle the same stuff over and over. Except now, the music doesn't sound as fresh and exciting as hide the The Paper Chase seem to recycle the same stuff over and over. Except now, the music doesn't sound as fresh and exciting as hide the kitchen knives. A disappointment, the band refuses to evolve every release sounds the same.… Full Review »
  3. Winterfresh
    Aug 12, 2006
    9
    This is definitely a solid album and another great addition by The Paper Chase. The lyrics are amazing, as always. I love it.
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