We Are Your Friends
by Simian
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    90
    A truly twisted masterpiece that offers new rewards with each new listen.
  2. Alternative Press
    80
    A soulful kitsch-pop pastiche reminiscent of everything from Roxy Music to the Beatles. [Jan 2003, p.100]
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  3. Austin Chronicle
    50
    At times too synth-heavy for their own good and at other times downright bizarre, Simian nonetheless appears to be following a forest path no one else seems to be treading.
  5. Blender
    80
    They've toughened up considerably. [#12, p.154]
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  6. Mixer
    60
    Some compared Simian's debut to the Beta Band, but this is much more retro, raw and rockin'. [Jan 2003, p.76]
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  7. Mojo
    80
    Largely an enjoyable exercise in the perversion of the three-minute pop song. [Nov 2002, p.110]
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  8. Pitchfork
    71
    We Are Your Friends might not be a completely successful album, but it's rarely less than a compelling one.
  9. PopMatters
    40
    A disappointing mishmash of simple electroclash beats and basslines and forceful, constant vocals. Gone is the dreaminess, the floating melodies, basically everything good about Simian's debut.
  10. Rolling Stone
    70
    An unapologetically eccentric album that explores the boundaries of psychedelic pop sounds in the same way Autechre does in the electronic world.
  11. Stylus Magazine
    70
    They sound like little else you’ve heard before.

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