Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
by The Wombats
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. PopMatters
    Feb 15, 2018
    80
    The tunes are crunchy and melody-laden to nearly sugar-coma inducing levels, and it's what we want from bands like Weezer, the Strokes, and the Wombats as well.
  2. AllMusic
    Feb 15, 2018
    70
    Produced by Mark Crew (Bastille, Rationale) and Catherine Marks (the Killers, Wolf Alice), the album features much of what has endeared the Liverpool trio to fans; especially vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy's literate, tongue-in-cheek self-awareness, which remains firmly intact.
  3. musicOMH.com
    Feb 22, 2018
    60
    Even with the missteps, there is plenty to love about The Wombats’ fourth effort.
  5. The Skinny
    Feb 15, 2018
    60
    Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life is the sound of a band maturing and evolving, having come a long way from their first meeting in Liverpool. Now that they're 15 years and four albums in they know what works, and still have an ear for a catchy melody.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 15, 2018
    60
    There’s nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either.

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. G0THFRANK
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    Amazing album, to me. It’s always gonna be an incredible vibe doesn’t matter the mood.
  2. Sammy1988
    Oct 23, 2019
    8
    Album non bello quanto il precedente ma comunque ricco di spunti interessanti. Il loro stile è inconfondibile e il talento non si discuteAlbum non bello quanto il precedente ma comunque ricco di spunti interessanti. Il loro stile è inconfondibile e il talento non si discute minimamente!… Full Review »
  3. reviewsandstuff
    Nov 3, 2018
    8
    (Conor's Reviews & Stuff - Facebook)

    Let’s get what’s obvious about this album out of the way first; Matthew Murphy’s trademark whip-smart    (Conor's Reviews & Stuff - Facebook)

    Let’s get what’s obvious about this album out of the way first; Matthew Murphy’s trademark whip-smart lyrical paw prints are all over this thing. He’s one of those songwriters who you wouldn’t mind listening to even if he couldn’t sing (which he really, really can). He is an adept and remarkably relatable lyricist for a new generation. Also present is The Wombats’ usual knack for putting fresh spins on well-worn pop-rock aphorisms, most noticeably on ‘Turn’, which trots out a chord progression which you’ve likely heard in five hundred other songs, but still manages to surprise you with the uniqueness and creativity of its arrangement and production.
    Besides Murphy’s par-for-the-course brilliance, a notable star on the album is bass player Tord Knudsen. His bass line on ‘I Only Wear Black’, while perhaps familiar to even casual dance and art-rock listeners, elevates the song from standard back half album track fare to one of the record’s manifold highlights.
    Overall, what really sets this offering apart from the previous three in The Wombats’ catalogue is the unapologetically immense production. This record boasts a sonic depth from start to finish that we have only caught glimpses of in the band’s previous work, such as on This Modern Glitch’s ‘Girls/Fast Cars’ and Glitterbug’s ‘Pink Lemonade’.    … Full Review »
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