• Record Label: 101
  • Release Date: Mar 9, 2009
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. jonw
    Mar 30, 2009
    9
    It's their best since their debut.
  2. Augustob
    Mar 18, 2009
    10
    Candidate for album of the year.
  3. JacquesH
    May 17, 2009
    9
    As good as the first one, no doubts.
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. As is so often the case though all it takes is a fall to flush away fanciful tendencies and with All The Plans they revisit wholesale what it was that made them a draw in the first place (other than sounding a bit like Coldplay).
  2. All The Plans is full of driving piano, anthemic guitar, and a bit of swagger. They owe a huge debt to Coldplay, Ocean Colour Scene, and Oasis which, in itself, must be quite galling.
  3. It's anthemic ('Tell Me it's Not Over') and slushy ('Hurts Too Much'), but it might just work.