Spooked - Robyn Hitchcock
Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. All Music Guide
    80
    References to fungus and food abound, but wrapped in the wooly blankets of Rawlings' signature picking and Welch's winsome harmonies, they take on a fireplace warmth that renders them amiably nostalgic rather than blatantly surreal.
  2. Paste Magazine
    80
    Hitchcock deals with present-day anxiety whimsically rather than specifically, while Rawlings and Welch provide an uncharacteristic but fitting mise en scene with their solemn plucking and barely suggested grooves, which function much like the shadowy cross-hatching you see in Edward Gorey’s drawings.
  3. Neumu.net
    80
    Overall, it is clear that Hitchcock is having fun creating music with Welch and Rawlings, and that joy comes through in the listening.
  4. PopMatters
    80
    Spooked is a perfect example of an artist maturing in the right manner at the right time.
  5. Dusted Magazine
    80
    Spooked sidesteps the icy classicism that could’ve prevailed, considering who’s on hand.
  6. Pitchfork
    72
    Spooked sounds closer to folk-inspired songs Hitchcock performed very early in his career, his recent forays into Dylaniana, and Welch's prefab Americana. For Hitchcock, it's both a departure and a return to his roots.
  7. ShakingThrough.net
    72
    If Spooked isn't Hitchcock's most visceral effort, its spare acoustics make it nonetheless a diverting and likeable listen.
  8. Mojo
    70
    A collision of Dylanesque surrealism and Bert Janschian finger-picking. [Nov 2004, p.114]
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  9. Uncut
    70
    [An] intimate, woody collection of fractured folk. [Nov 2004, p.120]
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  10. Blender
    70
    The acoustic Spooked surveys post-millennial life. [Nov 2004, p.135]
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  11. The A.V. Club
    70
    Welch and Rawlings' contributions are subtle but vital, making Spooked sound richer than last year's disappointing Luxor.
  12. Austin Chronicle
    67
    One of the best albums of his long career.
  13. Junkmedia
    60
    For every misstep on the mostly acoustic Spooked, there's an undeniable classic.
  14. Rolling Stone
    60
    It's about as country-soulful as an old British indie guy can get. [28 Oct 2004, p.103]
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  15. The Guardian
    60
    Has the hushed intensity of a special occasion.

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6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. MattyGroves1977
    10
    Spooked may not be his best but it is still very renjoyable much like 99% of his work, let's face it he is one of the most underrated performer of the last thousand years(ok twenty five or so) The person who said he sucked needs a eardrum transplant!… Full Review »
  2. YEPROCSUCKS
    0
    Yep Roc continues to be the worst label on planet earth.
  3. robynsucks
    0
    this is SO bad!
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