We're All Gonna Die
by Dawes
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
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  1. ricknewsom
    Sep 26, 2016
    9
    Change is hard, and this is a big change for Dawes. Even though the band made a conscious effort to change their sound with each of their prior four albums, none of those changes were as dramatic as this. I must admit that the first time I heard When the Tequila Runs Out, I was disappointed. But if this is the direction they need to take to graduate from opening act, or headliners inChange is hard, and this is a big change for Dawes. Even though the band made a conscious effort to change their sound with each of their prior four albums, none of those changes were as dramatic as this. I must admit that the first time I heard When the Tequila Runs Out, I was disappointed. But if this is the direction they need to take to graduate from opening act, or headliners in small venues, then that's a reality of the music business today. With that in mind, I think it's important to evaluate this album on its own merits, and try to avoid comparing it to their previous four. Having now listened to the album several times, it's grown on me. Beneath the newly discovered distortion effects and other newfangled gadgets that will undoubtedly send fans of North Hills fleeing, the writing is still vintage Taylor Goldsmith. The songs are strong. The recording quality is good. Some of the production decisions are puzzling, such as distorting Taylor's voice so much on the opening song, One of Us. But overall, the new production concept works. I just hope they don't run off too much of their old fan base in their attempt to expand it.… Expand
  2. Trithre
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Truly excellent album
    Almost all perfect songs
    Dawes departs from their traditional sound, embracing a new, more rock-y, one.

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Magnet
    Nov 16, 2016
    50
    Too frequently, though, the new material doesn't have the constitution to withstand the heavy hand of producer and former Dawes guitarist Blake Mills. [No. 137, p.55]
  2. PopMatters
    Oct 4, 2016
    60
    For all their quality on paper in terms of instrumental skill and stylistic infusions, the tracks never really seem to get going. Dawes are faced with the facts that innovation is all well and good, but this doesn’t mean that the listener will buy into it.
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  3. Uncut
    Sep 23, 2016
    80
    [Producer Blake Mills] deftly applied his gift for song-serving ornamentation and transformed sluggish Dawes into an aggressively inventive band. [Nov 2016, p.26]
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