100 Lovers
by Devotchka
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Mar 1, 2011
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. No Ripcord
    Feb 28, 2011
    60
    100 Lovers has a fair few highlights, but as a whole it's merely another example of Devotchka still not managing to successfully capture the exuberance of their live show on record.
  2. Spin
    Feb 11, 2011
    60
    Gradually, he surfaces along with the band's worldly identity, but the sentiments behind the histrionic symphonics often remain obscured, and the band's desperation lacks focus.
  3. Pitchfork
    Mar 10, 2011
    53
    DeVotchKa cycle through and marry varying strains of world music with great aplomb. It's very rare that you'll find a seam.
  5. Slant Magazine
    Feb 28, 2011
    50
    Devotchka has at least found a way to continue making tuneful, relatively entertaining music, as their contemporaries either verge on self-parody or have given up altogether. But nothing about 100 Lovers suggests anything more than another attempt to break even.
  6. Mojo
    Apr 15, 2011
    40
    US gypsy folkies ramble aroudn the musical map. [Apr. 2011, p. 94]
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  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Mar 8, 2011
    40
    100 Lovers baffles with the breadth of its misfires; from sequencing to packaging design to instrumentation, this is a band taking bold steps in the wrong direction.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. clusterfig
    Jun 14, 2011
    10
    Gosh! This site attracts some hugely opinionated musical 'critics' who obviously have egos that far out-strip their banal and shallow musicalGosh! This site attracts some hugely opinionated musical 'critics' who obviously have egos that far out-strip their banal and shallow musical tastes. If the cap fits wear it ( Mojo et al). In my opinion, which is as weighty in this environment as any pretentious 'critic', is a piece of music beauty which will outlast the callow critiques of pretentious small fry like 'Really small tapes'… Full Review »
  2. Icykiller11
    Mar 3, 2011
    9
    I really like gypsy-fusion bands but Devotchka was always that sort of group I didn't get much. This album made me change my mind. It'sI really like gypsy-fusion bands but Devotchka was always that sort of group I didn't get much. This album made me change my mind. It's consistent. It starts at one point and keeps on building taking you through the journey and the concept conceived by the band. It's experimental, without sacrificing the integrity or essence of the group. In a time when instant gratification dominates the music scene, this is a characteristic much appreciated. Loved it.… Full Review »
  3. mroche
    Mar 2, 2011
    9
    A lot of the reviews are getting it wrong, this album really is, for those who know Devotchka, a more consistent "A Mad and FaithfullA lot of the reviews are getting it wrong, this album really is, for those who know Devotchka, a more consistent "A Mad and Faithfull Telling". Though their previous album possessed some of their most outstanding tracks, half the album I still find myself skipping over. I don't think there is anything as incredible as "How It Ends" or "The Clockwise Witness", this new album is good Devotchka throughout, particularly tracks 2,4,7,9, and 11.… Full Review »
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