By the Fire
by Thurston Moore
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Dusted Magazine
    Oct 12, 2020
    70
    There’s quite a lot of music here, some tracks abstract and open-end, others more conventionally song structured, all of it rather good.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Oct 5, 2020
    73
    His continuous work positions him as the Bob Dylan of the alternative rock era, and By The Fire sums up every aspect of his artistry.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Sep 29, 2020
    78
    It’s a record that justifies and even demands the extra space to explore; Moore and co. take their sweet time to sculpt squalls into riffs and lure extended meditations into melodic focus, like a roving crosshair that finally locks on its target.
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