• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Apr 10, 2007
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 69
  2. Negative: 3 out of 69

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  1. mikeyf
    Apr 12, 2007
    1
    going to a br show to impress a date? fine. here's hoping you get laid, but fair warning, get high 1st & remember to bring ear plugs. smile empathetically as she looks over her shoulder back at you. rub her back too. seriously, what other attraction's in it for y chromosomers? kunt rock.
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83

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Paste Magazine
    80
    23's mannered downtown aura and etched elegance are sustained for its duration, marking it as one of the prolific band's finest to date. [Apr 2007, p.55]
  2. Spin
    50
    Amedeo Pace's wailing, overemotive tenor invites the mess of Blonde Radiohead jokes the band will inevitably receive. [Apr 2007, p.86]
  3. Urb
    90
    It's a beautiful collection of songs, cinematic and powerful, never pushy. [Apr 2007, p.100]