Atum
by The Smashing Pumpkins
  • Record Label: Marthas
  • Release Date: May 5, 2023
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
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  1. Chrisothoulos
    May 9, 2023
    5
    You are getting all era's of the Pumpkins in one, large, well crafted 33 song album. You want heavy Pumpkins? It's here. Soft Pumpkins? Yup! Experimental? Absolutely. Synth? You bet.

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#45 Most Discussed Album of 2023

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. musicOMH.com
    May 15, 2023
    60
    The album, when taken as a whole, is simply too much. When taken as individual pieces, it works much better – and there’s simply no reason for it to be this long.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    May 11, 2023
    52
    ATUM is the most controversial and strangest of all Smashing Pumpkins albums: a record that defies expectations but often disappoints in how prosaic and calculated it is.
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  3. Pitchfork
    May 11, 2023
    63
    ATUM doesn’t necessarily suffer by comparison to past albums. Its highs are more modest. The ferocity is long gone. But in its own ponderous way, it is generous.
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