Benji
by Sun Kil Moon
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 135 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 122 out of 135
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 135
  3. Negative: 4 out of 135
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  1. Scooter4849
    Apr 23, 2014
    6
    Extremely long winded and a bit of a rambler. Sun Kil Moon delivers probably what will be one of the most interesting singer songwriter albums of the year, love it or hate it. The stories and mood here are fantastic and very detailed, but the melodies really suffer at times and the instrumentation can get bland too. Not bad overall, songs like Carissa, Dogs and Ben's My Best Friend areExtremely long winded and a bit of a rambler. Sun Kil Moon delivers probably what will be one of the most interesting singer songwriter albums of the year, love it or hate it. The stories and mood here are fantastic and very detailed, but the melodies really suffer at times and the instrumentation can get bland too. Not bad overall, songs like Carissa, Dogs and Ben's My Best Friend are great, but if just some of the album couldve been cut down and livened up a bit, it would've been much better.… Expand

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Apr 2, 2014
    80
    Kozelek replicates the rhythm of our lives, the tricks of memory, and the portents we later find in seemingly banal moments.
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  2. Mojo
    Mar 21, 2014
    80
    It sounds wonderful. [Apr 2014, p.96]
  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 18, 2014
    60
    Not his most graceful, but certainly his most strikingly personal, Benji is another colourful stop on Kozelek's glorious journey into the light. [Apr 2014, p.119]
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