• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Jul 7, 2009
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Shout it from the rooftops though--with this record, Broken Records could well have a contender for album of the year on their hands.
  2. 80
    Such an over-the-top approach could end in solemn self-parody. But Broken Records' refreshing playfulness and surprisingly light touch indicate they're really enjoying themselves.
  3. Under The Radar
    70
    Any more than a prefunctory listen to their debut album reveals a sound that resists easy categorization, poised somewhere between Nick Cave and the fiery British folk of Bellowhead and Show Of Hands. [Summer 2009, p.64]
  4. Until the Earth Begins to Part is a very good album; each band member is skilled at his or her craft, and the album benefits from it.
  5. As far as debut albums go, Until the Earth Begins to Part may not be as important as it thinks it is, but it certainly delivers the promise of greatness.
  6. Filter
    66
    Broken Records has a notable ability to convey otherworldly transit to past centuries and places, but unlike those aforementioned Americans, they sometimes take the wandering toward places too far off the beaten track. Summer 2009, p.103]
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. M@cooS
    Jul 8, 2009
    10
    Big music !