Discover A Lovelier You
by Pernice Brothers
  • Record Label: Ashmont
  • Release Date: Jun 14, 2005
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    The loveliest album of Pernice's pretty career.
  2. Amazon.com
    90
    No one can breath breezy, sun-splashed melodies into three-minute fits of aggravation and despair quite like songwriting maestro Joe Pernice.
  3. The A.V. Club
    90
    Does rediscovering what a guitar can do count as a bold new direction for Joe Pernice? Not so much. But it adds new hues to a near-flawless batch of sorrowful pop wonders, and ups the power of one of the best songwriters of his era.
  5. AllMusic
    90
    Between the perfect production and the genius batch of songs, [it] makes a case for the Pernice Brothers as the best pop band on the planet.
  6. Stylus Magazine
    83
    Discover A Lovelier You is as good an album as any in Joe Pernice’s discography.
  7. Spin
    83
    You just wonder how songs this miserable can sound so excruciatingly gorgeous. [Jul 2005, p.104]
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  8. Uncut
    80
    At times it resembles a dream playlist from some forgotten '70s FM station. [Jul 2005, p.94]
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  9. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    As a collection of stunning, yet unassuming, pop songs it fits in nicely with the Pernice oeuvre.
  10. Under The Radar
    80
    Brilliantly beautiful. [#10, p.113]
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  11. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Especially laid-back. [8 Jul 2005, p.68]
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  12. Blender
    70
    Pernice's neuroses sound as compelling as ever. [Jul 2005, p.121]
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  13. Q Magazine
    70
    Less lush than their previous affairs, but still rich in Beach Boys-like vocal harmonies. [Jul 2005, p.120]
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  14. Mojo
    70
    A compelling exercise in craft. [Jul 2005, p.96]
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  15. ShakingThrough.net
    68
    Discover a Lovelier You is a modest triumph, and certainly not indicative of the group’s best work.
  16. Neumu.net
    65
    The album succeeds in creating a dreamy mood that is both soothing and slightly unsettling. And yet this mood is relentless, and, ultimately, all the songs begin to sound the same.
  17. Lost At Sea
    65
    Yes, the album sounds beautiful - there's little doubt about that - but living solely on a good sound isn't enough.
  18. cokemachineglow
    63
    An album that does the exact same thing as their previous records, only not as well.

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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 5 out of 24
  1. DC
    Apr 9, 2007
    10
    Without a doubt the best album of 05. On par with "Yours, Mine & Ours" if not better than it. Great album!
  2. MeatBag
    Mar 10, 2007
    10
    Pernice Brothers are right now the best band at making sweet, gentle pop music.
  3. LD
    Mar 10, 2007
    10
    This is pop music at it's finest. This band needs to blow up.
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