2
by Mudcrutch
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: May 20, 2016
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. American Songwriter
    May 19, 2016
    90
    As usual, Petty makes it seem easy. And with help from his fellow Mudcrutchers, the unassumingly titled 2 is proof that even Tom Petty’s modest side projects are better and more compelling than many acts at their best.
  2. Consequence
    May 19, 2016
    83
    2 stands as yet another superb showcase of songwriting and musicianship from a beloved icon.
  3. Magnet
    Aug 2, 2016
    80
    A looser, more causal and countrified LP than a formal Heartbreakers release, these longtime friends use Mudcrutch to have some fun, jam out and exude a little bit of that old-fashioned Laurel Canyon psyche-twang sound. [No. 132, p.57]
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  5. Uncut
    Jun 21, 2016
    80
    Much more than just a hobbyist fancy, 2 is, in fact, far better than it has any right to be. [Aug 2016, p.82]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    Jun 17, 2016
    80
    Now, with a second album, Mudcrutch feel like a steady moonlighting gig. This record is more of a band effort than the decades-delayed debut.
  7. AllMusic
    May 20, 2016
    80
    It's a good-time record, but one intended to showcase how Mudcrutch hit harder and dig a bit deeper than they initially seemed to do.
  8. Boston Globe
    May 19, 2016
    80
    The new album is as fiery and romantic as a youthful tryst, a rock ’n’ roll experience unsullied by the inevitable passage of time and unspoiled by the burden of experience.
  9. Chicago Tribune
    May 19, 2016
    75
    2 picks up where the debut left off, with trace elements of Southern swampiness mingling with sun-kissed West Coast mellowness.
  10. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 10, 2016
    70
    While it can’t match the last, extremely impressive Heartbreakers set, Hypnotic Eye, it’s a strong country-rock presentation from what’s not quite the sultan of side projects but rather more than Petty’s return-to-roots Tin Machine.
  11. Paste Magazine
    May 20, 2016
    70
    Petty fans will be pleased, given that 2 is an adequate stopgap measure, at least until Petty and company come up with something new of their own.
  12. Q Magazine
    Jun 29, 2016
    60
    A far more considered affair, wistful, even half-regretful, yet redolent of breezing down the freeway from the Deep South to California with the Stones and Flying Burrito Brothers on the radio. [Aug 2016, p.114]
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  13. Mojo
    Jun 28, 2016
    60
    Not everything hits the mark. [Aug 2016, p.98]
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User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. MikeVernon97
    Oct 6, 2016
    8
    The Best album Of 2016:

    Mudcrutch 2 is a fantastic album. The opening two tracks "Trailer" and "Dreams Of Flying" are two of Petty's best    The Best album Of 2016:

    Mudcrutch 2 is a fantastic album. The opening two tracks "Trailer" and "Dreams Of Flying" are two of Petty's best songs ever. The album is produced immaculately, and the arrangements are often breathtaking, like on "Beautiful Blue". This time, Petty hands the microphone to each of his fellow bandmates, the results are solid and add diversity, making Mudcrutch 2 feel like a true band effort. I also absolutely love the closing track "Hungry No More" which sounds like a late-60s voodoo-tinged Stones track. I can't wait to see what Tom Petty comes out with next.    … Full Review »
  2. antpaca
    Sep 2, 2016
    7
    Where Mudcrutch 1 went down easy, with a fairly uniform southern folk rock ramble, 2 mixes things up a bit with some more stylistic diversity.Where Mudcrutch 1 went down easy, with a fairly uniform southern folk rock ramble, 2 mixes things up a bit with some more stylistic diversity. My one major critique: I Forgive It All stops the momentum dead (not to say it's a bad song, it's actually a great song), then the rest feels like a scramble to regain it. It's not as consistent a listen as 1, but damned if there aren't gems.… Full Review »
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