Out Of Nothing
by Embrace
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. Amazon.com
    100
    Out of Nothing is a truly exceptional album.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    100
    Whereas before Embrace always harboured that tendency to fuss over minutiae, to pore over every detail with such attention that betrayed self-consciousness, their fourth studio album, Out Of Nothing, finally sees them free of their own fastidiousness.
  3. musicOMH.com
    90
    Out Of Nothing is a wonderfully affecting album that is the band's best to date.
  5. E! Online
    75
    [Shows] a renewed sense of purpose.
  6. Pitchfork
    73
    Never have they turned in an effort as pretty or economical as Out of Nothing.
  7. Mojo
    70
    Finally, Embrace deliver a poignant and prolonged rush of blood to the head. [Oct 2004, p.116]
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  8. Under The Radar
    70
    Maintains the quintet's dramatic style, with emotionally charged, lofty hooks and an uplifting spirit. [#9]
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  9. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    A set of bombastic, fist-pumping pop downers for the terminally lovelorn and musically ecstatic. [8 Jul 2005, p.67]
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  10. Lost At Sea
    65
    If only Embrace gave us more of the spacey, Mercury Rev-style psychedelia of "Near Life" (sans McNamara's poorly mumbled vocals), it'd be easier to forgive their lack of imagination.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. JohnE
    Aug 2, 2007
    10
    Incredible music with beautiful lyrics.
  2. LukeDaveyof2LincolnCottagesBrighton
    Apr 10, 2006
    7
    Soup S is an idiot - how can Embrace be a Coldplay knock-off when they came before Coldplay did? And their only song on here that sounds Soup S is an idiot - how can Embrace be a Coldplay knock-off when they came before Coldplay did? And their only song on here that sounds anything like Coldplay, Gravity, was written by Chris Martin - Of Coldplay!!! This album is very decent and there is no way you can justify giving it a bad mark on the basis that it sounds like other bands, because Embrace came before most of those other bands.… Full Review »
  3. BillT
    Nov 19, 2005
    10
    Uplifting Stuff
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