Quicken The Heart
by Maxïmo Park
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: May 12, 2009
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14

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  1. SherlockKiweez
    Mar 21, 2021
    7
    I just got into Maximo Park and I was very fascinated with the first 2 records. This is album is still good, but it sounds pretty forgettable and only has a few stand out tracks.
  2. georgen
    May 26, 2009
    9
    Pop melodies and catchy riffs ain't really that bad. You can sing along or just listen to the whole album with the same interest from start to end.
  3. JeffB
    Jun 6, 2009
    3
    Very disappointing.

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. AllMusic
    60
    While Quicken the Heart isn't bad, its slide into the nondescript is certainly disappointing.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    60
    They will remain a formidable live proposition, but Maximo Park's third album has to go down as a disappointment--especially given the band's previous high standards.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    40
    Quicken The Heart, however, goes nowhere new and hardly bests its predecessor.
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