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Young Modern
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth album from the Australian band includes Luke Steele, Julian Hamilton, and Paul Mac as guests.

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Straight Lines
Breathing from a hole in my lung I had no one But faces in front of me Racing through the void in my head To find traces Of a good luck academy Ooh,... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Young Modern is a polished glam-rock suite, boasting more ecstatic melodies and colorful riffs than their four previous efforts combined.
  2. AllMusic
    90
    Young Modern is a highly ambitious work that happily jumps from glam rock to sweeping orchestral pastiches and almost everywhere in between.
  3. The Boston Phoenix
    88
    Johns’s stylistic schizophrenia might set you off here; even his singing on Young Modern changes from cut to cut. Everyone else: dig in--this thing is quite a feast.
  4. Rolling Stone
    80
    They are aggressively modern in the long reach of Young Modern.
  5. Amazon.com
    80
    The entire album is seamless and offers new facets with each listen.
  6. Sputnikmusic
    70
    It is not as good as the ARIA awards will undoubtedly make it out to be but still one of the better mainstream listens of the year.
  7. PopMatters
    30
    Young Modern displays a band with the talent to do something new, but without the guts to try.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31
  1. MatP.
    Sep 4, 2007
    10
    Perfection.
  2. MarkR.
    Aug 31, 2007
    10
    The best release of the year, buy now!
  4. MotherF
    Aug 22, 2007
    10
    So essentially you've got a huge group of folks who think "Frogstomp" is Silverchair's crowning achievement, and who, So essentially you've got a huge group of folks who think "Frogstomp" is Silverchair's crowning achievement, and who, unfortunately, still think grunge is the ultimate genre of music. Then you've got the group of folks who just want Diorama pt. 2. If you filter out all that nonsense, you've got another great album from this oft-overlooked band. Great stuff.… Expand
  5. SamF.
    Oct 19, 2007
    10
    This is the album of 2007. Yes it is weird at first but its a slow burner and an absolute cracker.
  6. JA.
    Sep 5, 2007
    9
    Quit fighting it. This album is great. Get over the indie-snob in yourself and just enjoy it.
  7. AndrewM.
    Oct 2, 2007
    9
    Complexity & Maturity is not a weakness. This is great music from a band i have previously dismissed as juvenile grunge rock wannabes. Now Complexity & Maturity is not a weakness. This is great music from a band i have previously dismissed as juvenile grunge rock wannabes. Now this melodic introspective big sound is more like it. More personal, more real, more diversive than before. Yes, some will not like its quirky sporadic sound, but i did.… Collapse
  8. DecepticonPom
    Aug 26, 2007
    0
    Dear world. On behalf of my fellow Australians, I would like to formally apologise for the complete loss of chutzpah displayed by our alleged Dear world. On behalf of my fellow Australians, I would like to formally apologise for the complete loss of chutzpah displayed by our alleged rock royalty, Silverchair. We truly are very sorry indeed. We know Young Modern is our nation's "Have A Nice Day" (Bon Jovi) or "Heathen Chemistry" (Oasis) but may I remind you that we did give you The Avalanches "Since I Left You" so let's call it quits, eh? Thanks!… Expand

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#97 Most Discussed Album of 2007
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#96 Most Shared Album of 2007