• Record Label: PIAS
  • Release Date: Mar 18, 2016
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. 85
    2013 is as much an adventure story, autobiography, romantic poem and a classical opus as it is a pop record. But what makes it so convincing comes down to Jones’s passion. Every note of the record convinces you that the Welshman believes 100% that he’s on the right path.
  2. Mar 21, 2016
    80
    2013 is one of those records you get something new from with every listen.
  3. Mar 21, 2016
    80
    There’s depth here too--listen 10 times and you will still be discovering new things to enjoy: clever wordplay, a subtle melody. It’s a joy from start to finish.
  4. Mar 17, 2016
    80
    What a lovely record this is.
  5. Mar 16, 2016
    80
    Fabulously varied, at times unashamedly extravagant and with a consistently joyous urgency, 2013 may be a historical document but it points to a very bright future.
  6. Q Magazine
    Mar 14, 2016
    80
    Lush and lyrical, Jones makes 2013 a year to remember. [Apr 2016, p.108]
  7. Mojo
    Mar 14, 2016
    80
    Everything feels tactile rather than crowded. [Apr 2016, p.92]
  8. Mar 18, 2016
    70
    Through it all, and sometimes in spite of ambitious arrangements, Jones proves himself to have a way with poignancy and yearning melodies that stick.
  9. Uncut
    Mar 14, 2016
    70
    Taking cues from Lord Byron and Rome, this solo album from the former Race Horses singer is a dramatic affair. [Apr 2016, p.75]
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 5 out of 14
  1. Jun 8, 2016
    10
    I just love this album ... great lyrics, great music, great voice. Return to Life is one of the best songs i've ever heard..... Thank youI just love this album ... great lyrics, great music, great voice. Return to Life is one of the best songs i've ever heard..... Thank you Meilyr Jones. Full Review »
  2. Jun 6, 2016
    0
    Zero words, this album is a collection of awful songs .
  3. Jun 6, 2016
    0
    Dear god.... this album makes you wanna scream "STOP IT !!!", this girl should've also a very bad taste of music if she likes her music... GoDear god.... this album makes you wanna scream "STOP IT !!!", this girl should've also a very bad taste of music if she likes her music... Go and try to find a job, music's world isn't your place Full Review »