Those Who Didn't Run
by Colin Stetson
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Pitchfork
    Nov 16, 2011
    78
    Though this EP plows a narrower row than Judges, Stetson still manages to show us two very different aspects of his visceral minimalism.
  2. Consequence
    Nov 16, 2011
    80
    While it may not have the pop flourishes that the LP did, Those Who Didn't Run showcases Stetson's innovation and raw power.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Nov 16, 2011
    80
    It involves not a disconnection from, but an exploration of the material potential in his instrument(s): an excursion to the outer limits of instrumentality, a commitment to resonance as the product of granular viscera: of throats and diaphragms and guts and lungs.
  5. No Ripcord
    Nov 16, 2011
    60
    It's not a love-hate relationship I have with his stuff, it's more like a so what attitude. So what if he gets Laurie Anderson to recite drab poetry on his record, so what if he can play tens of thousands of notes in one breath.
  6. Prefix Magazine
    Nov 16, 2011
    70
    Though he's still in the spotlight, only time will tell if these more brutal, free-jazz brass tendencies will alienate Stetson from the melody-seeking set.

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