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81 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the fourth full-length for the Canadian indie-rock band led by Carey Mercer (also of Swan Lake).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    One listen to Tears of the Valedictorian confirms the group's uncanny talent for creating manic, beautiful and upsetting songs that seem to exist wholly for themselves.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    90
    Tears of the Valedictorian is easily one of the best records of the year.
  3. PopMatters
    60
    Before, the most crazed cacophony could impossibly capitulate into swooning grandeur, but now that disparity just isn't so striking. The dynamic is still in play, but with the edges rounded off, any tension is diminished.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
  1. Amortortak
    10
    The Krug/Bejar/Mercer triumvirate is the best thing going in indie rock these days. Sure this record can sound like a pointless squall of noise before you've figured it out, but that's kinda why it's so great...the rewards to figuring it out are considerable. I can't think of a better song than "Bushels".… Expand
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  2. ShaneequaJ
    10
    It sounds messy at first, but after a few listens, Tears of the Valedictorian grows on you and becomes an amazing experience.
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  3. PaulC
    2
    This album sounds like what would happen if you played three Bowie albums at once. I can't take much of it without wanting to make ch-ch-ch-changes to an album that is actually good.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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