• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Nov 19, 2002
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. A less than engrossing record from Piano Magic was bound to happen at some point, but few could have predicted something as dull, drab, and ultimately powerless as Songs From the Chronic Fatigue Ward -- er, Writers Without Homes.
  2. The jumps aren't so dramatic that it feels completely disjointed, as the whole release (as with releases in the past by the group) has an overall introspective and rather dark and moody feel.
  3. Magnet
    30
    Turgid at best. [#57, p.102]
  4. Mojo
    70
    Post-techno production adds a depth and sheen to these fragile ruminations on the melancholy minutiae of existence. [Aug 2002, p.110]
  5. For all the album's lovely sounds, the bulk of the actual songs on Writers Without Homes are not particularly memorable.
  6. Q Magazine
    60
    Whey-faced romantics in black clothing should form a queue. [Aug 2002, p.131]
  7. The Wire
    60
    It lacks something crucial at its centre: definition, precisely. [#221, p.66]
  8. Uncut
    80
    As powerfully evocative as a French arthouse flick. [Sep 2002, p.116]

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