Voxtrot
by Voxtrot
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Amazon.com
    70
    There's an undeniable, infectious energy at work here which is put to great use with the self-deprecating humor and immense pop chops.
  2. Under The Radar
    60
    While those EPs were the energetic documents of a hungry band at a creative peak, [this album] too often seems to fall flat. [#17, p.88]
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  3. Prefix Magazine
    80
    The writing, arrangement, and pacing is deliberate enough to create a sensible package yet light enough to invite a listener in.
  5. The New York Times
    80
    Voxtrot’s self-titled debut album is marvelous: a collection of 11 tightly coiled songs, loud and fast and sweet.
  6. Billboard
    70
    Despite a few lyrical missteps ("Future Pt. 1"), "Voxtrot" is generally insightful and emerges as a promising debut. [26 May 2007]
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  7. Lost At Sea
    82
    [An] enjoyable, if slightly inconsistent, album.
  8. The A.V. Club
    75
    Voxtrot is a thoughtful, well-crafted pop record that doesn't live up to expectations and anticipation.
  9. PopMatters
    80
    If Voxtrot seems less magical the first time through, it grows in stature with each listen, as an album should.
  10. Pitchfork
    59
    The majority of the record's new tracks need to either be more focused or show more dynamic range.
  11. Stylus Magazine
    67
    Voxtrot remains a compelling enough statement to justify the inordinate amounts of excitement thrown around the band, yet nowhere near a fulfillment of the enormous potential they’ve shown.
  12. Rolling Stone
    60
    A likable disc -- but no reason to get hot and bothered.
  13. cokemachineglow
    40
    It’s not like everybody’s playing a different song. Everybody’s playing the same song. It’s just that, for great boring swathes, that song sounds stubborn. It sounds like it doesn’t want to be played.
  14. Dusted Magazine
    60
    Voxtrot hew to the genre standards to consistently pleasing, if never thrilling, effect.
  15. Alternative Press
    70
    Voxtrot's biggest fault is that at times its understated strings, burbling keyboards and retro-fitted guitars sound almost too pretty and distant. [Jul 2007, p.170]
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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. TinaC
    Jun 20, 2007
    10
    No one should rate this album unless they've listened to it more than 5 times. It takes awhile to get used to but now I can't stop No one should rate this album unless they've listened to it more than 5 times. It takes awhile to get used to but now I can't stop listening. See Voxtrot live if you can.… Full Review »
  2. ChadB
    Jun 9, 2007
    10
    I'm so tired of every single reviewer saying "This isn't nearly as good as their EPs..." Did you read that in Rolling Stone, so you I'm so tired of every single reviewer saying "This isn't nearly as good as their EPs..." Did you read that in Rolling Stone, so you all feel the need to post it over, and over, and over again? Everyone is saying these songs aren't as catchy. Did you think that maybe that is because they aren't quite as shallow?? The depth of this album became apparent to me around the 3rd or 4th time through. Listen to the cd in it's entirety, beginning to end. It becomes even better with each listen, as a really great album does. We should all be thanking Voxtrot for an album that isn't "catchy". If you want catchy, go buy Gym Class Heroes. This is real music.… Full Review »
  3. Josephdrew19
    May 30, 2019
    10
    Amazing!!!..........................................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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