Wide Awake!
by Parquet Courts
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 92 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 83 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 92
  3. Negative: 6 out of 92
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  1. budokai
    May 18, 2018
    2
    Quirky, garage-bandy, lo-fi, heard-it-before, indie pop garbage with a healthy dose of political sanctimony because, why the hell not? Everyone else is doing it! In other words, there's absolutely nothing original here. Well produced tho, so there's that.
  2. JaneMetascore
    Dec 18, 2019
    3
    This band has a very poor emotional range. None of the songs were good. Many of the songs were bad. This album is 40 minutes of bad music. This bands emotions restrict listener interest in its music.

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 5, 2018
    67
    On Wide Awake!, Parquet Courts uses punk mood swings and Gang of Four-style vocal barking to camouflage some of the prettiest songwriting of their career.
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  2. No Ripcord
    May 30, 2018
    90
    There’s a disagreement about whether this should be classed as their fourth, fifth or sixth album, but there’s little doubt that Wide Awake! is up there with their very best.
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  3. The Quietus
    May 30, 2018
    80
    Wide Awake still sounds like Parquet Courts, but it’s a far more colourful, warmer and bolder version of the band.
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