The Age Of The Understatement - The Last Shadow Puppets
User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36

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  1. ramona
    Feb 12, 2012
    8
    The band should be called The Last Shadow Puppets And Owen Pallett, because the work Owen did for this album is marvellous, as well as the beautiful songs that Alex turner and Miles Kane wrote. A wonderful side project for both!
  2. Alex
    Aug 24, 2010
    7
    This is a generally nice album, with the title track and the second song "Standing next to me" being the highlights. those 2 songs are what really makes the album a 7. otherwise, there wasnt much here to satisfy my expectations. none of the other songs are amazing, is what im saying. yet again, none of the songs are terrible either. less rocky than your average arctic monkeys, if you liked the arctic monkeys less headbanger songs, this is a potentially great album. not essential, but worth a try. 7/10… Expand
  3. Mick
    May 7, 2008
    7
    After the first song the album has a weak(ish) first half after that it is pretty good though. Overall a decent album - that won't be to everyones taste.
  4. 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.
  5. sk
    May 7, 2008
    10
    A beautiful and inspiring album. definitely one of the greatest and most interesting releases of the year.
  6. JackkkC
    May 7, 2008
    8
    An excellent album. Some tracks are weak though, I think it's just as good as AM's stuff and if they spent a little bit longer on it, it could have easily been a masterpiece.
  7. 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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Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

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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