Black Hours
by Hamilton Leithauser
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. PopMatters
    Sep 5, 2014
    70
    The rest of the album never really recovers from this one [third track “Alexandra”]. Mostly this is a result of very good music getting too ambitious for its own purposes.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jun 16, 2014
    60
    Only when Leithauser relaxes the template does he start to cock it up.
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  3. Pretty Much Amazing
    Jun 11, 2014
    67
    Black Hours is a throwback, but it’s a throwback that could have benefitted from a few more forward-looking ideas.
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