Coral Island
by The Coral
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Hippymusicman68
    May 3, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers. Double albums are tricky things to pull off but Coral Island succeeds due to its spoken word interludes, the British seaside concept and, most importantly, 15 terrific songs. The Coral have always balanced catchy singles with more offbeat and weirder material but never have they got that balance as perfect as here.… Collapse

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    May 3, 2021
    90
    Coral Island is the band at their best, effortlessly conjuring up the glorious ghosts of rock & roll's past and turning those sounds into something timeless and instantly rewarding at once.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Apr 30, 2021
    90
    Coral Island is an ambitious record that never topples under the weight of that ambition. Unusually for a double album there’s barely any filler and the songs have a timeless quality that keeps you returning. At the end of their second decade, The Coral have released the best album of their career.
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  3. The Guardian
    Apr 30, 2021
    80
    This is a truly lovely album, sweet without being saccharine, and a perfect accompaniment to the spring sunshine.
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