A Beginner's Mind
by Sufjan Stevens
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 40
  3. Negative: 2 out of 40
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
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  1. PopMatters
    Oct 6, 2021
    70
    A worthy, if occasionally over-ripe, outing.
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  2. Sputnikmusic
    Oct 4, 2021
    80
    The result isn’t moving, per se, but it is at its best affecting and warm (Reach Out, The Pillar of Souls and Cimmerian Shade exemplify the record at its most beautiful, for my money). ... Interestingly, the duo save their best - and their most experimental - until the final two tracks.
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  3. AllMusic
    Oct 4, 2021
    70
    A Beginner's Mind is intelligent and well-crafted, and will appeal to fans of either Stevens' or De Augustine's recent work, but it somehow feels less distinct than the music they create on their own.
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