Strength In Numbers - Calla
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62 out of 100

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9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: This New York indie-rockers return with a follow-up to 2005's 'Collisions.'

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Pitchfork
    70
    Much of Numbers feels melancholy-by-numbers, so melodies seem recycled, riffs feel tedious, and the emotional register dampens.
  2. Urb
    70
    What gives [Strength In Numbers]... the sound of a band landing its proper second stride is the hiss and grind that churns docile compositions into studio-kissed wonders. [Mar 2007, p.97]
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  3. NOW Magazine
    60
    Calla deal in that dark romantic narcissism guys like Nick Cave and Tom Waits are known to wallow in on record after record.
  4. Magnet
    30
    Strength In Numbers makes you wonder if you ever really liked this band at all. [#75, p.94]
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. claudioe
    10
    great
  2. SimonT
    9
    These guys are the kings of meloncholic rock and their latest installment is refreshing. As if all their albums are stories of hurt, loss, trial & error and eventual self denigration this stuff is great for people with broken hearts or menden hearts who wish to look back and see where thay have come from. "...I put in all this effort..." Not too depressing though and often quite inspirational, Calla pull this new album off with riffs that stick in your mind for days and days and days and days...well worth checking them out.… Expand
  3. TimS
    9
    Easily their most consistent album to date. It combines the best elements from their previous four albums. Strength In Numbers is my favorite album released so far in 2007.… Expand

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