The Concretes
by The Concretes
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Stylus Magazine
    60
    Music that’s easier to admire than love.
  2. Playlouder
    60
    A decidedly schizophrenic experience, if a frequently beautiful and, at the very least, relentlessly promising one.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    Wispy and coquettish... a love-it-or-hate-it proposition.
  5. Q Magazine
    60
    Fine for a happy hour of poppy abstraction, but you may find it tough remembering much of it afterwards. [Jul 2004, p.113]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    The overall effect can be saccharine, but the Concretes' big orchestration and sweet fragility are a winning combo. [19 Aug 2004, p.122]
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  7. PopMatters
    50
    All of this material is spirited, pleasant, and grounded in the context of rock history, but I'm still wondering who it is I'm listening to.

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. DanB.
    Feb 6, 2005
    9
    Love it. Tell me "Lonely As Can Be" is not absolutely amazing. Just tell me. I'll smack you upside the head if you do, tho.
  2. ParisP
    Oct 22, 2004
    9
    Drenched in moodmud, this band is perfect for highrise living and slum city kitchen table painting. Victoria Bergsman's vocals are Drenched in moodmud, this band is perfect for highrise living and slum city kitchen table painting. Victoria Bergsman's vocals are lamentous tones, like lifting open the windows to welcome the grey sunrays of Fall in. Their first album, Boy You Better Run Now, is good music to geek across the living room floor to. Paris Parks… Full Review »
  3. MarcusC
    Oct 13, 2004
    10
    Pure bliss. This is the best pop album of the year.
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