• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Mar 19, 2013
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Apr 3, 2013
    49
    On their second album, Tales from Terra Firma, they continue to be almost crushingly dull, making well-appointed and cheerfully empty music that successfully communicates next to nothing.
  2. Q Magazine
    Mar 12, 2013
    60
    There are eager minds at work here. [Apr 2013, p.110]
  3. Mar 7, 2013
    60
    For all its many laudable attributes, Tales from Terra Firma proves ultimately frustrating: a skilled, capable and talented band still unaware of how best to channel and control their creative energies.
  4. Magnet
    Apr 16, 2013
    55
    Tales From Terra Firma takes them to a more generic realm of sing-along indie rock, which is too bad. [No. 97, p.59]
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Apr 14, 2015
    7
    'Tales From Terra Firma' can be looked at as a continuation of an intriguing evolution from a band that has a LOT of potential to make great'Tales From Terra Firma' can be looked at as a continuation of an intriguing evolution from a band that has a LOT of potential to make great music that is unique to themselves.

    The three tracks in the middle of the album (The Bigger Picture / A Belated Invite to Eternity / Hook, Line, Sinker) justify price of admission for the entire album alone, and nearly 2 years later I am still coming back to these sublime tracks that you can sing along to at the top of your lungs. With their new album just around the corner we can only hope for more signs of the growth of their unique sound.
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  2. Apr 2, 2013
    9
    This is a great album. I really love how Stornaway are progressing. I enjoyed their first album and Tales From Terra Firma is a definite stepThis is a great album. I really love how Stornaway are progressing. I enjoyed their first album and Tales From Terra Firma is a definite step up. You won't be disappointed if you buy this album Full Review »