Chaos and the Calm
by James Bay
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Mar 24, 2015
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 70
  3. Negative: 10 out of 70
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#93 Most Shared Album of 2015

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PopMatters
    Apr 23, 2015
    60
    Bay is unable to ever quite match the sheer fire of opening stretch of the album, which is a bit of a bummer. And revisiting that whole matter of treading new ground, well it just doesn’t happen. Still, the pieces are just too good to resist--Bay has plenty to offer.
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  2. Mojo
    Apr 22, 2015
    60
    Polished and platitude-laden but hugely effective. [May 2015, p.100]
  3. Q Magazine
    Apr 1, 2015
    60
    It's not to say he's workmanlike, but he does the job. [May 2015, p.110]
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