Being Funny In A Foreign Language
by The 1975
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 71
  3. Negative: 8 out of 71
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  1. MCotsalas
    Oct 14, 2022
    6
    I really wanted to like this album more. I was very impressed by Happiness and I'm In Love With You when they were released as singles, but a lot of the songs blend together with their ballad-like sound. It's definitely better than NOACF, which was all over the place and couldn't stick to a cohesive sound or vision, but I can't help but feel a little underwhelmed. As a fan of this band forI really wanted to like this album more. I was very impressed by Happiness and I'm In Love With You when they were released as singles, but a lot of the songs blend together with their ballad-like sound. It's definitely better than NOACF, which was all over the place and couldn't stick to a cohesive sound or vision, but I can't help but feel a little underwhelmed. As a fan of this band for some time, I was looking forward to this album as a return to form but came away feeling like a lot of the songs were the leftovers from I Like It When You Sleep...… Expand

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Slant Magazine
    Oct 17, 2022
    80
    The songs click almost immediately, but they’re subtler and pricklier than a first listen would imply, with unexpected twists like faint spoken-word samples and odd bits of distortion on guitar and piano. And the 1975 uses these textures more tastefully than much of the music that inspired them.
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  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Oct 14, 2022
    80
    Fifth time around, The 1975 get the equation right: pop first, art later.
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  3. Variety
    Oct 14, 2022
    82
    Healy has smartly introduced a measure of restraint, but it wouldn’t be a 1975 album without his idiosyncratic discursions; these songs, sturdy melodic creations at their core, are all the better for it.
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