All Love's Legal
by Planningtorock
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. AllMusic
    Feb 18, 2014
    60
    Even though the album's well-intentioned concepts don't always work, Rostron remains an artist with bold ideas.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Feb 12, 2014
    60
    Rostrum is probably destined to stay a cult interest for now, but if you’re looking for dance music with a pulse and a brain, then she’s guaranteed to be your new jam.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 10, 2014
    60
    It’s a brave record, but also a frustrating one. While you’re persuaded by the clarity of Rostron’s vision, it’s hard not to also suspect a shortage of ideas.
  5. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 3, 2014
    60
    With song titles such as Beyond Binary Binds, it would sound like a cultural studies dissertation, if it weren't all couched in surprisingly banging tunes such as Public Love.
  6. The Guardian
    Feb 3, 2014
    60
    Politically charged dance music may not appeal to everyone but, on her third album, Planningtorock serves it up anyway.
  7. The Quietus
    Feb 26, 2014
    50
    Padding the album with ambient interstitials would be a forgivable peccadillo were the other songs seriously weighty--after all, even Kid A had 'Treefingers'--but the remaining seven tracks can themselves come off as a little half-baked.
  8. PopMatters
    Feb 19, 2014
    50
    Because All Love’s Legal is so straightforward, so obvious, it can never capture your imagination with the charismatic subjectivity that is the province of the best musicians and artists.

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21
  1. Scooter4849
    Apr 23, 2014
    5
    This is possibly the most polarizing album i've ever listened to. Absolutely great at some parts, but totally fails in others. I also can'tThis is possibly the most polarizing album i've ever listened to. Absolutely great at some parts, but totally fails in others. I also can't help but feel this is a bit of a Shaking the Habitual ripoff.… Full Review »
  2. Altrove
    Feb 23, 2014
    7
    This sounds like the kind of message that pop music has come to embrace. But rather than deliver that message in an instantly metabolizedThis sounds like the kind of message that pop music has come to embrace. But rather than deliver that message in an instantly metabolized treacle-pop ballad or an arena-ready club anthem, Rostron's music demands that you confront what abandoning deeply-entrenched ways of thinking about gender and desire would actually feel like—it doesn't sound too comfortable, and it shouldn't.… Full Review »
  3. master0fn0ne
    Aug 19, 2015
    10
    An album that not only questions conventions in humanity, but also raises questions about music. It takes awhile for your brain to sync withAn album that not only questions conventions in humanity, but also raises questions about music. It takes awhile for your brain to sync with Planningtorock's, but it is worth the effort.… Full Review »
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