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71 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Kevin Barnes-led sextet releases its follow-up to 2007's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 33
  3. Negative: 2 out of 33
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    Some people are going to think this is a masterpiece, the equal of "Hissing Fauna." Others will call it a self indulgent mess that pushes indie-rock somewhere it really wasn't meant to go. Personally, I think both those sound about right.
  2. No Ripcord
    60
    Skeletal Lamping is the brain dump of a troubled psyche, and you shouldn't feel too bad if you ultimately don't get it. I don't think you're supposed to.
  3. Under The Radar
    30
    The whole thing almost makes you wonder if Kevin Barnes isn't fucking around just to see what he can get away with, as he spends the better part of the record playing against his own strengths and nearly everything the listener has come to expect. [Fall 2008, p.77]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Pipinowns
    10
    The best of Montreal album to date, which is saying a lot. Completely original and innovative album, unlike anything you've heard before. Kevin Barnes isn't just changing his own style, he's completely changing indie music as we know it.… Expand
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  2. BillM.
    4
    Nearly impossible to enjoy after listening to Hissing Fauna
    • 0 of 2 users said yes
  3. bitching
    1
    Terrible, one of the worst albums of the year.
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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