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72 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

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  • Summary: Released on Bella Union Records, The Courage Of Others is Midlake's third full-length album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    Coming after the hauntingly archaic The Trials Of Van Occupanther, the more personal The Courage Of Others is bracing-stunning, even.
  2. Uncut
    60
    Like ...Van Occupanther, The Courage Of Others is texturally rich and technically refined, elegantly capturing the ambience of the folk rock scene to which it pays fulsome tribute. But sadly, there's something cold and unwelcoming at its core.
  3. The Boston Phoenix
    37
    Very few of their melodies go anywhere memorable, and when they do, they never go anywhere else. ("Courage" plays like one long mid-tempo drone.)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. KaitlynGuest
    10
    Amazing.
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  2. DF.
    9
    Great album...took awhile to grow on me and get over the fact that this is no Van Occupanther 2. A great move forward for a really incredible band.
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  3. SamF.
    3
    WHAT?! This is such a POOR follow up to Trials of Van the Occupanther! The vocals are low and drab, the songs less sophisticated and repetitive.
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