The Age Of The Understatement
by The Last Shadow Puppets
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: May 6, 2008
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 68
  3. Negative: 2 out of 68

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  1. PaulC
    May 7, 2008
    6
    I can't help but feel the whole album should have been a lot better than it ended up being. It's a fun but uneven album, which leaves you in the end unfullfilled.
  2. DBrandon
    May 6, 2008
    6
    The title track is the overall best number; it all goes slightly down hill from there. To my ears, mostly every song sounds as if it's an extension from the previous one. Too much of the same thing going on here.

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#10 Most Shared Album of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Drowned In Sound
    70
    The Age Of The Understatement is as solid an idea in execution as it is in concept; a record unafraid to reach beyond its obvious limitations and produce a swashbuckling end result that might even broaden a few horizons for fans and players alike.
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  2. Spin
    70
    The up-tempo numbers are great fun, but the Puppets excel on the ballads, which they croon in lovely tight harmony. [May 2008, p.100]
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  3. Uncut
    80
    With Arcade Fire arranger Owen Pallett draping the songs in sympathetic strings and producer James Ford working overtime on drums, the result is a widescreen epic, full of high fevers and crystal-clear vocal performances.
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