Ritual
by White Lies
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Jan 18, 2011
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
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  1. Mojo
    Apr 4, 2011
    80
    The album delivers on the promise. {Feb 2011, p.104]
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Feb 18, 2011
    74
    Ritual is an enthralling album, highlighting a band flexing their musical muscles, trying to grow and add new sounds to their existing palette.
  3. Q Magazine
    Feb 1, 2011
    80
    The Ealing doom merchants come of age. [Feb. 2011, p. 110]
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  5. Paste Magazine
    Jan 20, 2011
    84
    In context, Ritual is the wrong title -- very little here feels repetitive or procedural. The album is a flight of fancy most listeners will want to take again and again.
  6. Alternative Press
    Jan 19, 2011
    70
    Taken individually, Ritual's songs can meander too much; as a whole, however, the album is a success. [Feb 2011, p.90]
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  7. BBC Music
    Jan 18, 2011
    80
    Despite being disabled with rotten cover art, Ritual is a sturdy affair, and one that should continue White Lies' steady ascent towards something serious and important.
  8. Clash Music
    Jan 18, 2011
    70
    They've mastered the anthemic choruses; all they need to work on now is the consistency.
  9. AllMusic
    Jan 18, 2011
    80
    A welcome surprise in all of this comes by way of White Lies' ability to break up the gloom with the occasional soaring moment.

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 35
  3. Negative: 3 out of 35
  1. coldplaz
    Jan 22, 2011
    8
    Not as good as TLML but definitely not that bad!
    so track by track:
    Is love? - boring from the start but then it shows as one of the album's    Not as good as TLML but definitely not that bad!
    so track by track:
    Is love? - boring from the start but then it shows as one of the album's highlights
    strangers - catchy but unoriginal and repetitive
    bigger than us - great choice for first single one of better songs    … Full Review »
  2. Chris_A
    Aug 19, 2013
    7
    A reasonable album, but not as good as the first album, The album seems to be missing a really decent tune that To Lose My Life had withA reasonable album, but not as good as the first album, The album seems to be missing a really decent tune that To Lose My Life had with Death. Overall though it's not as bad as the critics say.… Full Review »
  3. safcgac
    Oct 26, 2011
    10
    Do not listen to the critics. There is a reason this band play sell out shows and this is it. Totally immense. The album starts strong and itDo not listen to the critics. There is a reason this band play sell out shows and this is it. Totally immense. The album starts strong and it ends strong, it just never lets up. A must have.… Full Review »
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