People and Things
by Jack's Mannequin
  • Record Label: Sire
  • Release Date: Oct 4, 2011
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Dec 8, 2011
    70
    Once just another also ran in a genre destined for obscurity, Jack's Mannequin have moved out of the emo ghetto and settled in nicely into a nice indie rock neighborhood.
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  2. PopMatters
    Oct 31, 2011
    40
    While the mundane nature of everyday life can be fertile for songwriting material, here the album sounds mundane in all the wrong ways.
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  3. Billboard.com
    Oct 27, 2011
    70
    The more expansive arrangements suit McMahon's hyper-expressive singing, especially on a handful of cuts ("My Racing Thoughts," "Platform Fire") with keyboards by veteran session player Patrick Warren. But occasionally they make McMahon's songwriting feel less distinct than it has in the past.
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