Remind Me Where The Light Is
by Great Northern
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Pitchfork
    52
    The band's music is spot-on for soundtrack work precisely because it's moody yet unobtrusive, evocative of something, yet noncommittal enough to conceivably fit any emotional tableaux.
  2. AllMusic
    70
    Remind Me Where the Light Is ultimately concludes as the luminous successor to "Trading Twilight for Daylight"--bright where that album was nocturnal, open-armed where "Twilight" was introspective, and altogether illustrative of Great Northern's growth as songwriters and performers.
  3. Urb
    60
    Great Northern may not have learned the art of being musically economical, but perhaps their greatest strength lies in their maximalist tendencies.
  5. Spin
    60
    Unfortunately, the newfound confidence doesn't extend to lyrics rife with nonspecific, mixed-metaphorical angst that smacks of the overwrought youth demo they've otherwise outgrown.
  6. Slant Magazine
    50
    The production on their sophomore effort, Remind Me Where the Light Is, is both a blessing and a curse, inflating some effects to dazzling prominence while pushing a host of crummy, outdated ideas to the forefront.
  7. Delusions of Adequacy
    60
    Remind Me ... has the feel of two albums compressed into one, and a slightly more minimal approach to instrumentation would have given some of the slower numbers added gravitas.
  8. Prefix Magazine
    65
    This is an album that’s extremely clean--the spic-and-span sonics might be the work of producer Michael Patterson. Even if it might help Great Northern achieve some broader success, all that cleansing has buffed away much of the band’s character.
  9. Under The Radar
    40
    Much of the songwriting presented here also feels fairly stock. [Spring 2009, p.66]
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  10. Alternative Press
    60
    It feels a lot longer than it is, and that's a bad thing. [May 2009, p.115]
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  11. PopMatters
    50
    The album’s cleanly produced and confidently performed, and the material has been polished up until it shines brightly at first. But a few repetitions quickly drain Remind Me Where the Light Is of much of its impact.

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User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. t.jfillmore
    May 31, 2009
    1
    Boring....heard this all before...money and jealousy (from the scary piano playing lady singer) got to their heads...and based on all the Boring....heard this all before...money and jealousy (from the scary piano playing lady singer) got to their heads...and based on all the major music magazine reviews....this album sucks!… Full Review »
  2. PhilB
    Apr 30, 2009
    9
    I've been a big fan of Metacritic for the past three years and never felt compelled enough to write a review until now. Maybe it because I've been a big fan of Metacritic for the past three years and never felt compelled enough to write a review until now. Maybe it because I am huge fan of their first album and EP, but I couldn't disagree more with the direction of these poor reviews. If you ever get a chance to see them live, do it. Will it change your life? No. But they're a great band that continues to put out consistent, beautiful music.… Full Review »
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