Words & Music by Saint Etienne
by Saint Etienne
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16

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  1. Jonalfie
    Jul 13, 2012
    10
    Modern pop doesn't get any better. Equal parts euphoria and melancholy. If relevancy is important in the pop world then the band continue to be as important than any on the contemporary scene.

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#74 Best Album of 2012

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

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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