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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The 11th full-length release for the Scottish rock band features guest appearances from Haim, Sky Ferreira, and Rachel Zeffira.
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(Feeling Like A) Demon Again
Paranoid and insecure You didn't want me anymore Poison thoughts just ran away Wasted nights and wasted days I was jealous and insane Medication... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 25
  2. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Mar 18, 2016
    80
    Unusually consistent while still admirably varied, Chaosmosis is one of the early delights of the year.
  2. Mar 16, 2016
    80
    Occasionally, songs sound a little too derivative of older Scream, but Gillespie's desire to look inward feels genuine.
  3. Mar 14, 2016
    75
    Chaosmosis is a record ultra-charged by love, a deliberately lovable antidote to the hostile political environment that the U.K. finds itself in. It's also solid proof that Primal Scream are only getting better at blurring the lines between oddball and popular music, and in fact they pretty much erode it completely.
  4. Mojo
    Feb 23, 2016
    60
    By shedding some of their rock'n'roll excess, though, it feels as if Primal Scream finally have some idea of what they want to be when they grow up. [Apr 2016, p.90]
  5. Mar 17, 2016
    60
    Coherence is not this album’s strong point, then, but it all hangs together--just.
  6. 60
    Chaosmosis has its moments, but it sure is patchy.
  7. Mar 25, 2016
    40
    There was a time when Primal Scream were considered essential, an acclaimed element of the indie rock landscape, and more than anything, Chaosmosis simply confirms that those days remain firmly in the past.

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  1. Jun 27, 2016
    7
    One of the songs on Chaosmosis is called "100% or Nothing". This title is a good description of Primal Scream's work ethic. With each albumOne of the songs on Chaosmosis is called "100% or Nothing". This title is a good description of Primal Scream's work ethic. With each album they go after a new style with gusto and the results are usually good. Chaosmosis is an unabashed pop album, and it's a good one at that. However, though Primal Scream's enthusiasm is high, the new style is lacking in adventurousness and experimentation. Longtime fans will enjoy the personal nature of Bobby Gillespie's lyrics in some of the songs, particularly "Autumn in Paradise", which is upbeat yet poignant. However, the album has a dearth of outstanding tracks, so probably only Primal Scream completists will get excited this time around. Expand
  2. Apr 8, 2016
    4
    Do not judge an album by its cover. Because 'Chaosmosis' in the military font is misleading; this is no XTRMNTR follow-up and on this albumDo not judge an album by its cover. Because 'Chaosmosis' in the military font is misleading; this is no XTRMNTR follow-up and on this album Bobby Gillespie in his Davy Crockett raccoon hat is no king of the wild frontier....

    But then I suppose the only real surprise is how this group go it so right back then?! Mani must have literally kicked the door in with a suitcase full of sick basslines swearing profanities because they are otherwise devoid of the attitude that for a brief moment in primal scream's history gave them a real edge.
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