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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings

  • Summary: The 11th full-length studio release for the indie rock band was produced with BJ Burton.
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  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Sadcore, Slowcore
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What Part of Me
What part of me don't you know? What part of me don't you own? What part of me don't you know? What part of me don't you own? Can't you see that I'm... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Sep 8, 2015
    90
    It is arguable that Ones And Sixes is their most fully integrated album to date--a richly satisfying and coherent work drawing together many of the different strands of their career so far.
  2. Sep 14, 2015
    80
    Ones and Sixes is an ear-pricking listen, particularly on headphones.
  3. Aug 26, 2015
    80
    Low have made one of the most impressive albums of their career and it still feels like their best work is ahead of them rather than stuck back in the past. [Oct 2015, p.92]
  4. Sep 21, 2015
    80
    With Ones and Sixes they’ve pulled together many of their disparate sides in a masterful survey of what makes them one of the great rock bands of their era.
  5. 75
    Its slight downfall is a lack of lyrical dexterity, recycling phrases as a crutch, perhaps. The overriding feeling, however, is that this record indicates no end to the creativity of a commercially undervalued act whose longevity was never prophesised.
  6. Sep 11, 2015
    70
    Low have been indie rock's most economical songwriters for 20 years and running, but their 11th LP takes a bold step toward pop.
  7. The Wire
    Sep 1, 2015
    60
    One And Sixes brings a welcome edge... Unusually for Low, the lyrics are where One And Sixes falls down, frequently dealing less in acutely felt emotions than in questions and negotiations. [Sep 2015, p.47]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Sep 24, 2015
    9
    If your musical tastes are from bands coming from the "shoegazing" or the Brian Wilson rock`s style, this album is for you. Pretty goodIf your musical tastes are from bands coming from the "shoegazing" or the Brian Wilson rock`s style, this album is for you. Pretty good arrangements and sounds. 9/10 Expand
  2. Nov 19, 2015
    9
    Great bounce back from an average effort(Invisible Way). This album is as good as Drums and Guns, my 2nd favorite Low album. I don't get theGreat bounce back from an average effort(Invisible Way). This album is as good as Drums and Guns, my 2nd favorite Low album. I don't get the comments I've seen about this being a more accessible album than what they've done previously. Maybe a couple tracks are somewhat like that. There's hardly a wasted second on this album. It's very consistent, nearly every note is enjoyable. Expand

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