Ants From Up There
by Black Country, New Road
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 250 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 220 out of 250
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 250
  3. Negative: 23 out of 250
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  1. AntonMit
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    A nice experiment, but all in all, it felt rather pretentious to me and there was no track I would like to listen to again.
  2. Stumpfinger
    Apr 8, 2022
    4
    The return of blog rock? I tried to like this album, I really did. I heard such great things about it. But it's just too art school for me. Reminds me of New Pornographers and Animal Collective - blog rock bands I tried really hard to like 10 years ago, and never managed to.
  3. daytonatabooywr
    Dec 20, 2022
    4
    whilst i understand someone enjoying this project more than i do, the lack of sincerity in the instrumentation severely hold it back from reaching a higher score from me. i did not enjoy the 3rd and 4th track at all, and i quite frankly cant understand why anyone would. overall i think they have potential to make an outstanding project but this album is lost in the forgettability of musicwhilst i understand someone enjoying this project more than i do, the lack of sincerity in the instrumentation severely hold it back from reaching a higher score from me. i did not enjoy the 3rd and 4th track at all, and i quite frankly cant understand why anyone would. overall i think they have potential to make an outstanding project but this album is lost in the forgettability of music in the modern age. im feeling a light to decent 4. tran sition have you given this thing a listen did you love it did you hate it do you support BLM because i do.… Expand

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Pitchfork
    Feb 8, 2022
    84
    Knowing how it all ends does nothing to detract from the joy Black Country, New Road have poured into Ants From Up There—not when they spend every second reminding us of why we let ourselves get swept up in these beautifully doomed fantasies to begin with.
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  2. Glide Magazine
    Feb 7, 2022
    90
    Ants From Up Here is a thrilling listen, brimming with the confidence and electricity of a young band coming into their own on all fronts, pulling from the past but pushing it undeniably forward, and fully owning their ambition.
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  3. The New York Times
    Feb 7, 2022
    90
    Throughout “Ants From Up Here,” and through the course of every song, Black Country, New Road tests and reinvents itself, creating music that sounds both intricately plotted and precarious.
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