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Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn - Do Make Say Think
Metascore
84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. PopMatters
    100
    Brilliant, shimmering and wonderfully composed, Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn is one of the best albums of year, and the best album GY!BE have never released.
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    90
    Heard once, the record is breathtaking for its emotional qualities. Heard twice, it begins to sound more and more like a brilliantly crafted classical chamber piece, with themes holding each of the hymns up to the same illuminating light.
  3. Almost Cool
    88
    Easily the best work that the group has done.
  4. ShakingThrough.net
    82
    Winter Hymn is one of the year's memorable, noteworthy listens, and DMST's finest effort overall.
  5. Pitchfork
    81
    Do Make Say Think have presented us with their best work yet, a varied and unpredictable album capable of imparting the chill of the winter and the warmth of celebratory joy to you without ever presenting you with a human voice.
  6. No Ripcord
    80
    This is a brilliant and varied album, risky and excessive at times, yet compelling and open throughout.
  7. Stylus Magazine
    80
    It’s a strong and dynamic step forward for the group and deserves to bring them a level of recognition commonly accorded their more famous Montréal label-mates.
  8. Drowned In Sound
    80
    The whole affair is deeply involving, full of odd punctuations and wonderful non-linear compositional structures.
  9. Splendid
    80
    It seamlessly combines the choicest bits and bobbles of other acts into an overwhelming patchwork of sound and fury, but in the process, the band occasionally loses sight of their own identity.
  10. Q Magazine
    70
    Diminished by their willingness to splash about in the post-Tortoise shallows. [Dec 2003, p.124]
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  11. Dusted Magazine
    70
    While not exactly self-evident or easy to spot, the song structures are more prevalent than before.
  12. The Wire
    70
    The album becomes more experimental and confident as it progresses. [#236, p.59]
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9.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. brianj
    10
    Best album I've heard in a while. Will take you through most every emotion.
  2. Hunter
    10
    Amazing. A more jazz-inflected post-rock, resulting in a pastoral vibe not dissimilar to Boards of Canada. I'd say they're the best band in the world. & Yet & Yet is a little better, though.… Full Review »
  3. MCahill
    10
    Albums just don't come with this much willingness to exist. Urgent, positive, textured, astonishing.
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