Cry Cry Cry
by Wolf Parade
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Oct 6, 2017
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 3 out of 38
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  1. JL6161
    Oct 6, 2017
    10
    Stellar return, hotly anticipated for so, so long and absolutely worth the wait. Cry Cry Cry is one big, beautiful, thoughtful, relevant, catchy, silly, heartfelt, moving, rockin' proggy weird-ass danceable earworm, my friends. Who could ask for anything more? For god's sake, go buy this already.
  2. alexix7
    Oct 6, 2017
    10
    What a comeback ! Cry Cry Cry has all the aspects of what Wolf Parade has ever been. Every member shine through the whole album and i hardly find some weak place. Maybe is not as good as Apologies To The Queen Mary, but is very close to it. Production is sophisticated and you will enjoy all of the songs. This is a serious contender for Best Indie Rock Album of the Year along with TheWhat a comeback ! Cry Cry Cry has all the aspects of what Wolf Parade has ever been. Every member shine through the whole album and i hardly find some weak place. Maybe is not as good as Apologies To The Queen Mary, but is very close to it. Production is sophisticated and you will enjoy all of the songs. This is a serious contender for Best Indie Rock Album of the Year along with The National´s Sleep Well Beast and Brand New´s Science Fiction.
    Best songs: Lazarus Online, Baby Blue, Weaponized    … Expand
  3. SpaceboyScreams
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    Man, what a stunner. I wasn't sure if Wolf Parade would ever be back but holy hell are they back. It grips you from the beginning and doesn't let go, by the time the album ends you'll need a deep breath. I've had Baby Blue stuck in my head all night.
  4. Music_Observer
    Nov 2, 2017
    7
    The shock factor of the music’s long form composition through slowly evolving improvisatory jams ultimately made this a success, especially with nice piano movement and saxophone solos, but the interest only came after wading through long stretches of a false verse-chorus form that rarely had anything engaging in the songwriting structure, making the codas just barely worth the wait. MyThe shock factor of the music’s long form composition through slowly evolving improvisatory jams ultimately made this a success, especially with nice piano movement and saxophone solos, but the interest only came after wading through long stretches of a false verse-chorus form that rarely had anything engaging in the songwriting structure, making the codas just barely worth the wait. My Score: 130/180 (Solid) = 7.2/10… Expand
  5. djvb10
    Oct 7, 2017
    9
    Cry, Cry, Cry is an amazing album. Somehow, Wolf Parade has captured the uneasiness and modern desperation of our times with a sound that is very much theirs, which is highly remarkable. Finally, all I can say is that it was worthwhile. Truly worthwhile.
  6. curiouspaul
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    One of the best this year, and instantly my favorite. For one band, two songwriters all crafted great songs in such harmonious but different styles. I love their earlier albums, but absolutely treasure what Wolf has made here.

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Nov 15, 2017
    80
    The easiest way to say it is that there’s no barrier between despair and euphoria in these songs--which contain both, equally, simultaneously and without contradiction.
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  2. PopMatters
    Oct 23, 2017
    80
    The band’s maturity doesn’t soften Cry Cry Cry’s many thrills. Cry Cry Cry can’t change the issues it speaks of on its own, but its energy is more than enough to mobilize those who listen.
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  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 18, 2017
    70
    Musically, it is not quite extraordinary, yet this could all change in a live setting, and it remains a more than worthy return for a group who are experts in their craft.
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