• Record Label: Believe
  • Release Date: Jan 7, 2022
User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Negative: 4 out of 11
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  1. Jan 7, 2022
    2
    It has alot of potential but is ultimately generic. It goes around in circle's teasing a cathartic release that never comes. A boring start to the year.
  2. Jan 8, 2022
    0
    This album is so generic and boring, I thought several of the tracks were ads on Spotify. With horrible vocals, boring instrumentals, and predictable song and chord structures, this album is truly unique in that it does not stand out in the slightest. Garbage album from a garbage band.
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66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Jan 7, 2022
    80
    Transparency is the sound of a band restlessly searching for a new direction and pulling it off very well.
  2. 60
    The album emerging as willfully lo-fi, bouncing along on cheery electronica while McTrusty's almost spoken-word panic attack showcases his rich Glaswegian vocals. [Feb 2022, p.79]
  3. The record sags in the middle when the pace dies down (on ‘Haunt’ and ‘It’s Getting Dark’), but ‘Transparency’ never overstays its welcome. It may not produce the “massive hit” McTrusty once pined for, but it’s a sign there’s life in the old dog yet.