Popular Music
by Life
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Kerrang!
    Jun 19, 2017
    80
    It's certainly an album fuelled by dissatisfaction, but it's more frantic than furious. [27 May 2017, p.52]
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  2. DIY Magazine
    Jun 19, 2017
    80
    Whether they’re railing against the establishment or helping us escape, LIFE’s debut provides comfort and support for us all.
  3. The Guardian
    Jun 19, 2017
    60
    At times, you get the impression their retro stylings could be deliberate--on Euromillions, echoes of the Clash’s Know Your Rights are too loud to ignore--but generally the critiques of consumerism and anonymous society feel generic and vague.
  5. The Skinny
    Jun 19, 2017
    60
    Most of Popular Music built around thrilling tracks like the classic punk-tinted Membership Man, in which Green mocks a ‘right wing cruiser’, and the frantic masochism of Electricity. Late-album track Beautifully Skint unwisely slows the pace down, proving that LIFE are best when they stay angry.

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