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Through The Windowpane - Guillemots
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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critics What's this?

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings

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  • Summary: This full-length debut for the UK-based indie-pop band led by Fyfe Dangerfield includes the previously-released single "Trains To Brazil."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. musicOMH.com
    100
    There isn't a duff track to be seen, and you get the feeling the whole thing's been meticulously planned and orchestrated, with a mindset of giving us a record to cherish, something to put on when the chips are down, and that rare thing, one that will almost certainly be loved in equal measure many years down the line.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    100
    Guillemots are constructing their own universe and inviting interested parties to join them within it. I can't remember the last time a band did that so effectively and so invitingly.
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    There's still a kind of inconsistency in the development of Through the Windowpane, an inconsistency that can't quite work itself out in sweeping strings and vaguely dissonant chords, and unfortunately, this diminishes the power of what the album really could be.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. BobW.
    10
    I love this album, having owned it for ages but only recently listened to it properly I can't leave it alone now.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. alfonsoz.
    10
    I discover guillemots in a friend collection, before that I've never heard about them. when i listen the entire album it was pure magic, its fully emotional, intense and creative.. so far the best album of the year.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JB
    5
    Compared to their EP 'From the Cliffs' this debut effort is a complete disappointment. The balance of catchy pop riffs with the emotion and expression offered by the different textures and instruments the Guillmots use is completely off - by the end of the album it sounds like an unitelligible mass of overproduced syncopation. It sounds as if the band is making a lot of noise just for the sake of making a lot of noise which does not make for an enjoyable listen. Do yourself a favor - buy the 'From the Cliffs' EP (which still includes their two best tracks - 'Trains from Brazil' and 'Made Up Lovesong #43' ) and eschew this overproduced debut.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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