The Invisible Invasion
by The Coral
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17

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  1. Simon
    Sep 12, 2005
    9
    A pleasant surprise from The Coral. You always get that one album in a year that takes you by surprise and for me it's "The Invisible Invasion". This album combines the bright elements of The Coral's previous work where psychedelic folk clamor was at the forefront of their soundscape. Although still there, an accessible sound shapes up alongside the band
  2. AceKabob
    Aug 15, 2005
    0
    The Coral are the biggest bunch of wankers recording "music" today - amateurish 60s mimics wholly lacking originality. Such a shame a zero is as low a score as I can rate the album.
  3. ricardol
    Jun 23, 2005
    10
    beautiful
  4. OliverP
    Jun 20, 2005
    8
    A great album, the best since their debut. Many of the songs are much more accessible than most of their other stuff. Arabian Sand is superbly wacky and In The Morning and Something Inside of Me are two of their best yet
  5. MikeT
    Jun 13, 2005
    10
    A fantastic improvement on their last effort, which was a little patchy. This is as infectious as pop music gets!
  6. mikep
    Jun 8, 2005
    10
    A cool trip, without traveling or taking drugs. "A Warning To The Curious" is an excellent song. The eleven other songs are great singles and cd tracks. If you like the retro sound mixed lightly with todays sound, then " Invisible Invasion" is a must have.
  7. exodus
    Jun 2, 2005
    7
    A good album, maybe even a very good one, but only if you forget about their amazing debut - full of jaunty, thrilling melodies and a huge load of energy. "Just" a nice album...
  8. davem
    May 31, 2005
    9
    Once again another great album, ranks easy along side the previous 2 full albums. Has a darker tone than the previous and less quirky than the first album, but has solid songs some there best such as - a warning to the curious, something inside of me and arabian sand. - GREAT. ( also a great band live)
  9. TimG
    May 24, 2005
    10
    Excellent!!
  10. PatrickJSR
    May 24, 2005
    8
    Fantastic album, massive improvement on Nightfreak and up there with the debut. In particular In The Morning and Far From The Crowd are strong contenders for the best The Coral song ever.

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Drowned In Sound
    80
    'The Invisible Invasion', like both it's predecessors, takes one or two listens to really get into, but once there has an engaging appeal about it that makes it possibly The Coral's most obvious "singles" album to date.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Freed of the need to sound how people expect them to, the seven piece get the chance to show that they can turn in proper, craft-standard pop when they need to.
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  3. The Guardian
    80
    Finds the Coral attempting to fuse both sides of their personality.
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