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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

  • Summary: The Irish band's third album and is again produced by Tony Hoffer.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Arrested adolescence has rarely sounded so inviting. [26 Oct 2007, p.67]
  2. All in all, Teenager stands as both a distillation of the band’s strengths and an impressive step forward, and perhaps more importantly, an irony-free, immensely relatable look at the heady emotional extremes of youth.
  3. Teenager is consistently rewarding, then; what it lacks though is bite.
  4. Under The Radar
    70
    Teenager is an important album for The Thrills. It represents a step forward for a band that was looking like it had lost its luster. [Fall 2007, p.83]
  5. Spin
    60
    The Thrills have matured into pretty crafty tunesmiths. [Nov 2007, p.125]
  6. While at times fun and lovely, this release exemplifies the very treachery of maturing that it addresses with such earnestness.
  7. Musically, their songs are too brightly bland, so obviously designed for mass consumption and uplift that the tinny guitars and twinkling piano melodies end up sounding cheap.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. ElaineS
    Aug 3, 2007
    10
    Its been well worth the wait for The Thrills 3rd record Teenager, its a work of art, I love the melodies and the lyrics, the mandilon brings Its been well worth the wait for The Thrills 3rd record Teenager, its a work of art, I love the melodies and the lyrics, the mandilon brings that extra magic to the songs. Its great to have the 3 records, each one different but with the great difinitive stamp of The Thrills through them:-) I bought the special edition which has a 70 minute DVD called The End of Innocence, was great to take the journey with the band through their early days till now. Well worth the purchase and if you don't own the first 2 records you should buy them too just to see the great diversity and talent of this great band! Expand
  2. Adam
    Jul 29, 2007
    9
    Grows on you with every listen. There most impressive album to date, despite not having as many stand-out singles. Too many reviewers will Grows on you with every listen. There most impressive album to date, despite not having as many stand-out singles. Too many reviewers will give it one listen and think same 'ol same 'ol. Pity. Collapse
  3. AfrofromAbove1979
    Jul 27, 2007
    8
    Not is the best album of 2007 of course not is the best album of them but is a nice album, the first 5 songs are the best in the album
  4. PacPec
    Jul 27, 2007
    7
    Give it a listen. Or two. Grows on you.