Who Killed The Zutons
by The Zutons
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Oct 19, 2004
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21

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  1. JonG
    Mar 6, 2005
    5
    It has its high moments in which the sound rattles and shakes in a fantastic electrified blues-rock fashion (Pressure Point, You Will You Wont, Zuton Fever), but from the beginning of the disc on things begin to flounder into a mishmash of neo-folk blasphemy sure to dissapoint those who, like myself, bought the disc excpecting an album full of auditory seizures like Pressure Point and, It has its high moments in which the sound rattles and shakes in a fantastic electrified blues-rock fashion (Pressure Point, You Will You Wont, Zuton Fever), but from the beginning of the disc on things begin to flounder into a mishmash of neo-folk blasphemy sure to dissapoint those who, like myself, bought the disc excpecting an album full of auditory seizures like Pressure Point and, sadly, only get roghly one-third.… Expand

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. PopMatters
    40
    While it's easy to break Who Killed the Zutons? down into a series of emulations, you still end up wishing it wasn't all so plastic and more... well, lifelike.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    A thoughtful and inventive debut album that is more accomplished and accessible than the first offering by [The Coral].
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  3. Spin
    83
    They find a woolly warmth and loopy generosity few English art-rockers have stumbled upon since the first Beta Band record. [Dec 2004, p.124]
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