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Universal acclaim- based on 103 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 92 out of 103
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Mixed: 2 out of 103
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Negative: 9 out of 103
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Sep 14, 2017Nothing short of essential. Packed with emotion, none of it facile, and laden with surprising hooks throughout. Every time I listen, I am amazed anew.
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PimW.Aug 15, 2007
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JamesS.Aug 10, 2007Someone must have paid a pretty penny to have Q-magazine to lie and bring their metascore down. This is truely a one band in a million's masterpiece. If you spread the songs out over ten different albums with a bunch of filler (ala major label spin), ever one of these songs would be a hit single. The Wrens deserves so much more respect and praise.
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BenHApr 30, 2007Just fantastic. Right off the melodies and chords of this album is pleasing, but you can listen more and more and realize how genious the lyrics and every other aspect of the album are. This is my favorite ever.
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JoachimMar 7, 2007
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TtableWhyFeb 19, 2007
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JohnRFeb 15, 2007It takes a lot of listens to fully get it but this is the greatest album I've ever played and ai've played a few thousand!
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JustinCSep 14, 2006Buy a CD, put it down after a year or so of straight listening, pick it back up, and realize, "Hey, this really is one of the greatest CDs of all time"
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JoshBMay 27, 2006Amazingly complex from great all around songs like "happy" all the way to pumped up rocking tracks like "per second second". Best CD I've owned....ever.
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ArmandoAFeb 19, 2006"Happy" alone makes the album worth buying. A lot of other excelent good tunes in there, though.
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PekkaPDec 8, 2005Love it. There's still people around who make good music. Did I say good, I meant, of course, excellent.
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SterlingTDec 2, 2005I love this album. It's the best music I've heard in the past year.
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halyNov 14, 2005This is an excellent album. Understated yet complex, its whispery brand of indie rock breathes maturity into a youth-driven realm with bleary-eyed hopeful melodies and tales of life's disapointments. Its lesson is that the strugges are ubiquitous, but the small intermittent comforts we get out of life are what make it all worth it.
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jamessOct 25, 2005Amazing.
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henkvanbOct 9, 2005Brilliant
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AaronSOct 7, 2005An amazing, tasteful collection of indie rock. Not only was this best album of 2003, it's also the best album that I have heard so far in this decade.
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NickLSep 22, 2005Listening to this knowing nothing of their previous work, each song was pleasantly surprising to say the least and by the end of it the only thing I wanted to do was play it over again. And again. This album hits a spot on the musical spectrum I always knew existed but never really thought I'd hear. Beautiful.
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SethHJul 20, 2005This is an incredible album. It takes everything that was good about the Wrens' previous albums and matures it into something far better than anyone could have wished for. Absolutely essential.
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DanCJul 4, 2005
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mattaMay 27, 2005This is a good album but there are lots of better indie rock albums that have much lower scores. I'd be interested to see what their score would be like if there were more reviews. Faster Gun kicks ass.
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BrendanMay 9, 2005Best record of the last 5 years, anyone who hasn't heard it listen, and if you can see them live, by god do it...
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[Anonymous]May 3, 2005record that broke my heart into 1000000 pieces ;)
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NaytivGMay 2, 2005This one CD has been a wonderful insight into the vision and spirit of the Wrens. It shows a real creative progression. The tempo is unpredictable and ultimately very satisfying. I can't wait for the next one.
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SteveApr 21, 2005Two years after buying this album, it's still occupying my CD player. Absolutely remarkable.
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DouglasVMar 1, 2005Awesome.
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TerrenceOFeb 28, 2005Best album of 2003, with out question. Flawless, beautiful. I could go on but im lazy.
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HollisHJan 5, 2005Perfect. Thanks guys.
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altryDec 26, 2004Yes!
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davidwDec 15, 2004This is one of my favorite cd's of all time. It is one of the cd's that I listen to atleast once a week. Each song on this disc has a special place in my heart. They are also an incredible live act (if you get a chance to see them).
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nomorbushitDec 9, 2004These guys ought to break with this cd, but probably won't and that sucks. I say re-Release it until people wake up. In the meantime, (note to the wrens) Please keep evolving. I love where you are going. oh, and i love this cd.
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Awards & Rankings
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The Meadowlands is absolutely essential.
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With about twenty killer lines or couplets per song, unexpected hooks coming from everywhere and one of the most ingenious track sequences of the year, it’s not really so hard to imagine what The Wrens have been doing all this time.
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With all four members taking the mic, cohesion should hardly be expected. Yet, for all the different styles the band employs on this album, all but the closing number seem indelibly stamped as this band's work, uniquely The Wrens.