Dark Red
by Shlohmo
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Uncut
    Apr 29, 2015
    60
    He roughs up synth-wave and jungle on "Apathy" and "Fading," but does so with a certain tenderness. [Jun 2015, p.81]
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  2. NOW Magazine
    Apr 16, 2015
    60
    At times there's too much going on to be comfortable, but that sonic complexity also keeps things interesting. Shlohmo deserves kudos for making an instrumental electronic album that expresses anxiety, despair and sadness so vividly.
  3. The New York Times
    Apr 6, 2015
    60
    Dark Red, his sometimes emphatic, sometimes meandering second full-length album, has moments that underscore just how much Shlohmo--real name Henry Laufer--has evolved.
  5. Pitchfork
    Apr 7, 2015
    59
    With Dark Red, he’s taken another turn, slipping out of the pop-shadowing path he was on in exchange for something darker and bolder, but compromised by its own disorder.
  6. Resident Advisor
    Apr 23, 2015
    54
    Where Bad Vibes had a dynamic range of feeling, Dark Red is melodramatic to the point of being alienating.
  7. Under The Radar
    Apr 16, 2015
    50
    Too much here feels incomplete. [Apr - May 2015, p.89]
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6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Grachechkovski
    Mar 21, 2019
    9
    This album is one of personal part in my life. And I made tatoo on my hand with it's main symbol - the dark black rose for remeber my emotionsThis album is one of personal part in my life. And I made tatoo on my hand with it's main symbol - the dark black rose for remeber my emotions and a life compass.
    This album is very dark and sad, serious and difficult. If you want to get into all the hard stuff, this album will be a great guide and soundtrack for it    … Full Review »
  2. malcolmvolk
    Apr 26, 2015
    10
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  3. johnbrenner
    Apr 16, 2015
    6
    The tracks on this album were very hit or miss with me. I would say overall I enjoyed the album enough. It had a lot of strong tracks, such asThe tracks on this album were very hit or miss with me. I would say overall I enjoyed the album enough. It had a lot of strong tracks, such as Meet Ur Maker, Emerge From Smoke, and Slow Descent. However, weaker tracks, such as opener Ten Days of Falling, feel like they have a lot of potential but hold back.… Full Review »
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