User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 32
  2. Negative: 2 out of 32
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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 28
  2. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Dec 23, 2010
    75
    He captures the otherworldly more often than not. Occasionally, though, the songs overreach or miss some central point.
  2. The Wire
    Dec 22, 2010
    70
    Fans are unlikely to be disappointed, but if you're expecting a new direction, look somewhere else. [Nov 2010, p.52]
  3. Dec 21, 2010
    85
    Swanlights may not be the best of his works, but it is a welcome excursion along the path of his career.