This Is All Yours
by Alt-J
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Sep 22, 2014
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 156 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 156
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 156
  3. Negative: 14 out of 156
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  1. cdsmusicchart
    Sep 23, 2014
    3
    Not really feeling it this time around. That's too bad because Alt-J's first record was sturdy and fairly solid sounding all together. I'm probably going to end up picking the record up anyway, but still a little bit disappointed.
  2. brettrosey
    Sep 23, 2014
    3
    After Gwil left, I had some serious concerns about where the band would go from here. Well it turns out those concerns were validated after hearing This Is All Yours. This album epitomizes a band who lacks any notion of creative energy but still felt the pressure to throw an album together because of label deadlines.

    Unfortunately this is probably the beginning of the end for a band    After Gwil left, I had some serious concerns about where the band would go from here. Well it turns out those concerns were validated after hearing This Is All Yours. This album epitomizes a band who lacks any notion of creative energy but still felt the pressure to throw an album together because of label deadlines.

    Unfortunately this is probably the beginning of the end for a band that I thought had the potential to be pioneers of the industry. Instead, they let their one talented member leave and this bland, unenthusiastic effort is the lame result.

    Sure I will admit there's a couple decent tracks, most notably the bonus track Lovely Day which sounds like it might have been made before Gwil's departure. Nonetheless, it might be the most disappointing record of the year.    … Expand
  3. giorgi
    Sep 23, 2014
    0
    this was disapointing tbh i was sooo bored listening to this. thank god it ended at some point lol i dont recommend this snoooooooooooze fest dont buy it it's boring

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Nov 6, 2014
    67
    Alt-J could come off as pretentiously obfuscating but for the overt playfulness within the experimental.
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  2. American Songwriter
    Sep 30, 2014
    70
    They’ve created the rare sort of album that manages to be both familiar and disorienting at the same time, an expansively cinematic experience that remains unpretentiously grounded.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Sep 29, 2014
    67
    The plethora of headphones-friendly tones frequently overshadow melodies that feel less than fully developed. [3 Oct 2014, p.69]
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