• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2014
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. Magnet
    Sep 18, 2014
    60
    After The End is disappointing because Merchandise has already proven it can do more. [No. 113, p.59]
  2. Q Magazine
    Aug 28, 2014
    60
    The only sticking point is frontman Carson Cox's vocals. He's so curiously low in the mix at times that it gives the impression of a man absentmindedly wandering through his own songs. [Sep 2014, p.111]
  3. Aug 26, 2014
    60
    Crescendoing tracks like "True Monument" sound positively lush--at least if you ignore the dopey lyrics about "the cruelty of kindness" and other clichés.
  4. Aug 25, 2014
    40
    It's the marginal elements--the filtered fade-outs, the incongruous sci-fi bleeping between tracks--that suggest a more interesting band struggling to emerge.
  5. Alternative Press
    Aug 19, 2014
    60
    The anthems still have Morrissey and Marr in their DNA, but they pout more than they roar. [Sep 2014, p.108]

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