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Recover
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length for the Los Angeles-based, New Zealand indie electronic band that includes Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers was co-produced with Simon Oscroft.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 25, 2020
    85
    Since bursting on to scene with “Young Blood” all those years ago, The Naked and Famous have proven themselves to be more than well-deserved mainstays in the indie bop world.
  2. AllMusic
    Aug 25, 2020
    80
    Rife with beautifully intuitive pathos, Recover is the sound of the Naked and Famous turning feelings of heartbreak and desire into powerfully relatable pop moments.
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 25, 2020
    80
    All over the album is modern pop production, but it never rings as plastic coming from this iteration of the Naked and Famous.
  4. No Ripcord
    Aug 25, 2020
    50
    Despite the album's likable, glistening production, though, the duo mostly chooses to dismiss the darkness rather than embrace it—emphasizing a pop veneer that is bold, bright, and, well, a little bit boring.

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  1. Chris182
    Apr 26, 2021
    8
    Their best since their debut. It sees them going in much more of a pop direction than their other albums but it is pulled off very well. I wasTheir best since their debut. It sees them going in much more of a pop direction than their other albums but it is pulled off very well. I was worried that this album would feel incomplete since it is the first Naked and Famous album since they broke up and became a two-piece.
    Best Songs: Burry Us, Death, Everybody Knows,(An)aestetic, Coming Back to Me
    Worst Songs: Come As You Are    … Expand

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