Words & Music by Saint Etienne - Saint Etienne
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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12

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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2012
    80
    They have made an amazing album about how amazing pop music can be. [Jul 2012, p.106]
  2. Under The Radar
    Jul 19, 2012
    60
    Words and Music amounts to little more than an attempt to scale the same heights; sweet vocals, minimalist keys with the odd guitar thrown in.
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  3. Mojo
    Jul 18, 2012
    60
    A gloriously unviable alternative to dullard R&B/X Factorism. [Jun 2012, p.92]
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