We the Common - Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
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71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Filter
    Apr 12, 2013
    68
    We The Common, the fifth LP offering from San Francisco’s Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, offers us a killer collection of infectious beats, bouncy melodies and smart lyrics that you can’t help but move to.
  2. Q Magazine
    Mar 11, 2013
    40
    It's the sort of manic outsider funk that succeeds or fails on the basis of how charming you find Nguyen's delivery. [Apr 2013, p.95]
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  3. NOW Magazine
    Feb 21, 2013
    80
    Even when duetting with harp sprite Joanna Newson, she avoids the trappings of twee.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 11, 2013
    60
    It’s all lovely stuff, but the darkness within my soul says it’s maybe too lovely.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 11, 2013
    75
    It’s the witty and indirect way Thao and her band approaches the subjects in these songs that makes We The Common a minor delight.
  6. Consequence of Sound
    Feb 8, 2013
    70
    It’s certainly a more political-leaning album for the outfit, but one that sweats with fresh optimism.
  7. This Is Fake DIY
    Feb 7, 2013
    60
    Save for a few tweaks, she doesn’t go to great lengths to expand upon the musical formula that’s served her to date.
  8. Mojo
    Feb 6, 2013
    60
    A bit shambolic, then, but Thao has enough charisma to sustain hearing it all in one sitting. [Mar 2013, p.98]
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  9. Under The Radar
    Feb 5, 2013
    70
    Nguyen's rich, harmonic voice is up to the task, carrying with it the weight of more years than she's lived, and effortlessly mumbling and swinging around these compositions. [Jan-Feb 2013, p.89]
  10. Paste Magazine
    Feb 5, 2013
    89
    It’s a rollicking, exciting and inspiring tussle in a corner of Thao’s cheerful quilt of a discography.
  11. Exclaim
    Feb 5, 2013
    90
    This is Nguyen's strongest work yet, with the aforementioned songwriting taking a leap forward, while gradually perfecting her melting pot sound of country, folk and pop.
  12. Pitchfork
    Feb 4, 2013
    75
    We the Common's best songs are its most dynamic.
  13. PopMatters
    Feb 4, 2013
    80
    By seeking out a shared experience that everybody they’re reaching out to can hold on to, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down have created an album with We the Common that’s anything but common.
  14. Clash Music
    Feb 4, 2013
    70
    Catchy melodies abound in an eclectic, engaging effort.
  15. All Music Guide
    Feb 4, 2013
    80
    She's turned in her most mature work and coincidentally some of her most enjoyable.

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