Skeleton
by Figurines
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Under The Radar
    60
    What the band does best is still straight-ahead pop-rock. [#13, p.97]
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  2. PopMatters
    60
    Ultimately, something about this album feels a bit slight.
  3. The New York Times
    60
    Figurines don't have lyrics as rewarding as those of their obvious polestars, but "Skeleton" puts an intriguingly genteel spin on indie grit. [27 Mar 2006]
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  5. Spin
    60
    The racing tempos and Christian Hjelm's paranoid-sounding yelp push the songs to occasionally exhilarating heights, but beware the inevitable comedown. [Aug 2006, p.78]
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  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    50
    The frame is there, there's just not enough meat on the muscles of their Euro-jitter-pop.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. AdamD
    Jul 30, 2006
    9
    Snappy...clappy but not too chappy
  2. AlL
    May 19, 2006
    9
    Delivery is reminiscent of built to spill and some riffs are near-copies of pixies and interpol. Nonetheless Skeleton rocks. Tighter than Delivery is reminiscent of built to spill and some riffs are near-copies of pixies and interpol. Nonetheless Skeleton rocks. Tighter than most BTS albums. One of the best of 2006.… Full Review »
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