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Metascore
60

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The Australian band's second album was produced by Wayne Connolly (The Vines) and includes their cover of Alphaville's "Forever Young."

Top Track

Daisychains
Listen now my sweet and I didn't mean to cause you pain We could have spent our summer Sitting here making daisychains I lie awake at night Staring... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Youth Group's poignant and thought-provoking lyrics and storytelling style have pushed the group into the emo bag, but with their incandescent music, they're far too glittering to be left with that label for long.
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    Fans of transcendent and exact pop will delight in Casino Twilight Dogs. [#16, p.95]
  3. Spin
    80
    That most welcome of albums: a great driving record that exquisitely soundtracks crushes and heartbreaks. [Feb 2007, p.89]
  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    They wield massive choruses, stadium-ready production and the keening vocals of Toby Martin. [22 Feb 2007, p.80]
  5. This Youth Group record is a diluted version of already watered-down music; not only is it not as good as their first album, I’m not sure it’s as good as Keane’s first album.
  6. It's all soaring, boring hooks, ringing guitars cribbed from the last two decades of sad bastard Britpop and wussy vocals polished to a sleek finish that makes them ideal fodder for Hollywood soundtrack supervisors.
  7. Just go buy an album that isn’t this one.

See all 12 Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. wookieboy
    Feb 25, 2007
    10
    Criminally under-rated
  2. MDKMDK
    Apr 3, 2007
    10
    Say what you want, but I've been disappointed lately by the caliber of indie music that has been coming out in the past 12 months. For Say what you want, but I've been disappointed lately by the caliber of indie music that has been coming out in the past 12 months. For starters, it all sounds the same and the slow stuff just doesn't have that angst. But then a band like Youth Group comes along. Cross between Bright Eyes (last album), Album Leaf (atmospheric melodies), and 60's hippie pop (Simon & Garfunkel?). The music is transporting. I wasn't crazy about their previous album. I feel like they really spread their wings on this one. Expand
  3. polpol
    Feb 23, 2007
    9
    Good boys growing up!
  4. AriM
    Feb 7, 2007
    7
    I agree, It is not good as "Skeleton Jar" (of course is not) but it has very good songs like "daisychains" and "forever young", it's I agree, It is not good as "Skeleton Jar" (of course is not) but it has very good songs like "daisychains" and "forever young", it's worth to buy it. Expand
  5. alanl
    Mar 13, 2007
    6
    Skeleton Jar was surprising, Twilight Casino Dogs is... disappointing