Das Not Compute
by Division Of Laura Lee
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PopMatters
    90
    This is going to be on a lot of year-end lists.
  2. Spin
    83
    Though they've traded some of the unhinged thrash of 2002's Black City for keyboardy atmosphere, the band's Goteborg gloom can't hide the hooks. [Jun 2004, p.108]
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The songs emit an anxious energy with killer danceability. [14 May 2004, p.70]
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  5. E! Online
    83
    DOLL may lack style, but it makes it up with substance.
  6. Alternative Press
    80
    A progressive work with plenty to offer the open-minded. [Jun 2004, p.106]
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  7. Pitchfork
    76
    By combining American punk, British art-rock, and Swedish smarts to beef up their already muscular sound, they've not only developed a distinctive sonic personality on Das Not Compute, but they've developed a pose into a stance.
  8. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Having eschewed the garage rock roots of their debut, DOLL have morphed into a temper-explodin', strop-throwin' antithese to their Swedish peers. [3 Jul 2004, p.65]
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. bi
    Jan 12, 2005
    10
    fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. AsiaZ
    Jun 13, 2004
    9
    Though not up to the standard set on Black City, Das Not Compute is still an album not too be missed. DOLL is an incredibly consistent band, Though not up to the standard set on Black City, Das Not Compute is still an album not too be missed. DOLL is an incredibly consistent band, and it is hard to skip any of their songs.… Full Review »
  3. Chris
    May 28, 2004
    8
    Although I'd hoped prior to the release of this album for something even more feral than Black City, after hearing the album I enjoy it Although I'd hoped prior to the release of this album for something even more feral than Black City, after hearing the album I enjoy it immensely. It is more ominous and less outright aggressive than previous DOLL albums - and obviously more polished - but the intent to draw blood is still there. I also think the album is the most even of their releases; there isn't a track on the disk that I skip through. … Full Review »