Always Ascending
by Franz Ferdinand
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Feb 9, 2018
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 73
  3. Negative: 3 out of 73
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#96 Most Discussed Album of 2018

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Magnet
    Apr 17, 2018
    60
    It's frustrating, because behind the superficial surfaces, these songs can thrill. [No. 150, p.52]
  2. No Ripcord
    Feb 20, 2018
    60
    Like their past work, subpar filler holds the album back. It’s worth joining them for the climb, just know that it’s going to be an uneven ascent.
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  3. Spin
    Feb 15, 2018
    70
    Despite such surface gloss, it’s clear Franz Ferdinand are still finding their creative footing without McCarthy. The taut arrangements present on previous albums can occasionally give way to moody repetition (“The Academy Award”) or sluggish tempos (“Slow Don’t Kill Me Slow”), robbing the record of immediacy. This is a small quibble, however.
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