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Songs in A&E - Spiritualized
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76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics What's this?

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

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  • Summary: Jason Pierce nearly died of pneumonia halfway through writing the group's sixth album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    Songs In A&E is Pierce's best work since "Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space"--easily his most personal.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    60
    Truth and parody meshed together in an altogether confusing and ill-conceived manner.
  3. Dot Music
    30
    The lumbering, ponderous nature of both music and vocals elsewhere makes you wonder if much of Songs In A&E wasn't actually recorded in hospital.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. dadateyont
    10
    This album is incredible, so raw and moving. One of my favorites. Maybe his best, people will hate that I said that but oh well. Why do these reviews have to be 150 characters long now?… Expand
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  2. Viks
    10
    Best album of the year. That's sure!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. cameron326
    3
    I'm a big fan of some of their earlier work. This album may have been written at a tough time, but at least half the songs here sound like he just wrote down the first melody that popped into his head adn sound like they took all of 3 minutes to compose. Sadly, this band hasn't done anything of note since 2001's Let it come Down (and even that couldn't hold a candle to LAGWAFIS and LGM). I think, nostalgia, aside most fans of this once astonishing band would agree if they're being honest.… Expand
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