System Preferences - Earlimart
Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Magnet
    Dec 4, 2012
    75
    Espinoza and Murray return from a four-year hiatus in fine form. [No. 93, p.54]
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  2. Filter
    Nov 1, 2012
    74
    It's a joy to hear their sorrowful whispers and swirling, multi-instrumental collages after a four-year absence.
  3. All Music Guide
    Nov 1, 2012
    70
    Instead of sounding labored and forced, System Preferences is gentle and effortless, as if it were recorded four months after Hymn and Her, instead of four years.
  4. Under The Radar
    Nov 30, 2012
    60
    The studio elements dates System Preferences. [Oct/Nov 2012, p.122]
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  5. Pitchfork
    Nov 1, 2012
    57
    The overly fussy, played-too-safe System Preferences seems to be begging for a bit of Earlimart's old weirdness, an oddly placed bridge, a couple of bum notes, a "Burning the Cow", something. Without it, this record winds up feeling a little too perfect for its own good.
  6. Consequence of Sound
    Nov 1, 2012
    50
    On System Preferences, Earlimart continues to forgo the big hooks for a subtle, slow-burning impact, but it's at a pace that does not quite catch up to the increasing speed of familiarity.

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