• Record Label: Votiv
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2015
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Jun 17, 2015
    70
    Ultimately, Yuck is more pop balladry that successfully distances itself from the seemingly defunct Aussie synth-pop movement, and that serves them well.
  2. Jul 15, 2015
    60
    Yuck may be bereft of any edges, but it's devilishly clever sophisti-pop disguised as big- box shopping center background music.
  3. Uncut
    Jun 17, 2015
    60
    The band's second album features a few middling faux-Europop numbers, but the best are real growers. [Jul 2015, p.71]
  4. Jun 17, 2015
    60
    Yuck, however, sadly comes off after several listens as a little flat, the low points seeming all the more so for resting, as they do, in the shadows of the occasional peaks.
  5. Jun 17, 2015
    60
    An overall sense of exclusivity permeates their blithe, sassy melodies, not to mention that its “adorableness” can occasionally irritate (cussing with fey charm is just so earnestly dopey). Still, Alpine’s transformation into a breezier, more cosmopolitan ensemble suits them.

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