Days of Abandon
by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
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  1. MrYuck
    Dec 6, 2016
    3
    I did not like this album at all, and I absolutely loved the other two Pains of Being albums, and earlier EP. Kip breaking out basically an entire new band confused me. And why did he give the Sunny Day in Glasgow chick lead vocals on two (horrible) songs? Until the Sun explodes is pretty much the only song on this whole album that I really like. It's just too light and fluffy. In a word, Yeech!

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Nov 6, 2014
    78
    While missing the reverbed recklessness of early Pains tracks like "Come Saturday," Abandon proves leader Kip Berman can mature while maintaining his songs' finer attributes.
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  2. Mojo
    Jul 24, 2014
    60
    What makes everything tick is Berman's plausibly gooey hooks, matched by guitars sparkling like diamante--just the ticket for shiny, happy people. [Jul 2014, p.95]
  3. Blurt Magazine
    Jun 20, 2014
    40
    It’s a little too smoothed out and indistinct now--most of the songs are well crafted but a little TOO well crafted.
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