Whatever's On Your Mind
by Gomez
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Jun 21, 2011
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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
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  1. Austin Chronicle
    Sep 13, 2011
    40
    Whatever's on Your Mind is as scattershot as the band that made it.
  2. BBC Music
    Aug 5, 2011
    60
    A disappointing return from the former Mercury champions.
  3. Pitchfork
    Jul 13, 2011
    29
    Though they'd probably be better off rehashing Bring It On's supplicant roots-rock in the current climate, Whatever's on Your Mind begins with a fumbled acoustic strum, and after exactly three seconds of human touch, you get all the elbow grease, brow sweat, and rock'n'roll heart of a dubstep record Cut Gomez and they bleed Purell.
  5. Sputnikmusic
    Jun 27, 2011
    60
    Whatever's On Your Mind fails to leave much of a lasting impression aside from the hooks and the impressive way the band can make a straightforward pop tune sonically adventurous.
  6. PopMatters
    Jun 23, 2011
    20
    There's a difference between appealing to a broad audience and pandering to one, and that difference is having some sense of artistic soul. This has neither.
  7. Paste Magazine
    Jun 22, 2011
    73
    The music in their latest release, Whatever's On Your Mind, stays on a pop path that's decorated with tinges of folk, blues, electronic, and whatever else they feel like throwing in.
  8. Mojo
    Jun 21, 2011
    60
    Specialists in Transatlantica hone their songcraft. [July 2011, p. 100]
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  9. AllMusic
    Jun 21, 2011
    70
    Once again, this probably isn't an album that's going to bowl you over and set the world on fire; it's a grower. And it shows once again that Gomez know what they're going for and how to achieve it.
  10. Filter
    Jun 20, 2011
    74
    Gomez finally makes peace with the fact that it's a pop band that loves to jam and a jam band that loves to write pop songs.
  11. Slant Magazine
    Jun 17, 2011
    60
    The five-strong troupe play fast and loose with the same elements that have served them so well across the last decade.
  12. Consequence
    Jun 16, 2011
    70
    Nothing stands out too much, though, and that's a trait it shares with the rest of the band's ouvre. Nonetheless, this is another good effort from a great band who are coming close to veteran status.
  13. Spin
    Jun 13, 2011
    60
    The title of Gomez's seventh studio album reflects the low-key, easy-flowing attitude these boyish Brits have maintained since winning the U.K.'s coveted Mercury Prize with their 1998 debut.
  14. musicOMH.com
    Jun 13, 2011
    60
    The landscape has changed a lot since Gomez first broke down the door, announcing their arrival. This shouldn't take away from the fact that Whatever's On Your Mind is decent enough, as albums go, but you feel it's been preceded by too many slight returns to make new ground this time around.
  15. Clash Music
    Jun 13, 2011
    60
    Their commercial star has long since waned, but there is enough here to suggest that Gomez's creative light still flickers on.
  16. Q Magazine
    Jun 8, 2011
    80
    May not be their most ambitious album, but it's one of their finest. [July 2011, p. 113]
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  1. crober72
    Jun 24, 2011
    9
    Ignore the negative reviews. This is a fine album. Perhaps not the deepest or most high minded, but many critics don't have the properIgnore the negative reviews. This is a fine album. Perhaps not the deepest or most high minded, but many critics don't have the proper appreciation for how difficult it is to make a catchy pop song that holds up over time. Fortunately for us, Gomez is very good at it.… Full Review »
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