Roots & Echoes
by The Coral
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Hot Press
    80
    Melody takes precedence on Roots And Echoes, and this makes it stronger and tighter than The Coral’s previous releases.
  2. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Roots and Echoes is a brighter, considerably more settled record than previous outings, less inclined to meander skittishly into dub, mariachi and sea shanties.
  3. Q Magazine
    80
    Full of irresistible choruses and quirky surprises, it's the sound of a band fully deserving of star billing. [Sep 2007, p.90]
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  5. PopMatters
    80
    Roots & Echoes is well worth the time and money.
  6. BBC collective
    70
    Roots And Echoes is an album of songs with all the warmth and familiarity of old leather--and as strangely unexciting as that sounds.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    A wobbly start, but luckily The Coral are just finding their sea legs.
  8. Dot Music
    70
    It would be crazy to suggest that Roots And Echoes is anything less than consistently fine, but from a band whose initial forays promised so much 'fine' doesn't quite cut it.
  9. No Ripcord
    70
    It may all seem a bit lackluster for a band that is known for being impulsive, but toning things down was actually an effective move to make.
  10. Spin
    70
    The result is seductive and understated, with familiar '60s touches. [Nov 2007, p.116]
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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. SteveH
    Feb 20, 2008
    10
    This is a brilliant record and really grows on you with repeated plays. I don't think there are any weak tracks and definitely in my top This is a brilliant record and really grows on you with repeated plays. I don't think there are any weak tracks and definitely in my top five of 2007.… Full Review »
  2. J.D.B.
    Dec 17, 2007
    9
    Their best record yet. It's a great merging of 60's freakbeat and their best song writing to create the best record of the year.
  3. HelenV
    Aug 19, 2007
    10
    I love this record. It gets me in great mood,and is in my opinion the best record they released.
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