The Remote Part
by Idlewild
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18

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  1. Nightkin
    Feb 14, 2006
    6
    The instrumentals sounds are quite fresh but the band could sound a lot better if only the singer stopped trying to sound like an American punk-pop artist and let his beautiful Scottish accent through.

Awards & Rankings

53
#53 Best Album of 2003

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Magnet
    90
    An embarrassment of riches. [#58, p.91]
  2. Spin
    67
    Idlewild are compelling when they put Woomble's sad-sack lyrics front and center, but on aggressively average rockers like "You Held The World In Your Arms" and "Century After Century," the band's turgid squall swamps his words. [Jun 2003, p.103]
  3. Rolling Stone
    80
    They ratchet up the latent R.E.M.-isms, elevating themselves heads above their musical kin.
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