Emotional Mugger
by Ty Segall
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
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  1. Billboard.com
    Feb 9, 2016
    60
    Neither a departure nor a return to Segall’s usual fuzzy form, Emotional Mugger asks a lot from the listener, and it doesn’t always ask nicely.
  2. Dusted Magazine
    Feb 3, 2016
    60
    Emotional Mugger isn’t a bad record, but the songs are nowhere near as strong as the ones on Manipulator, and whatever Segall is trying to get at here is not yet in his grasp.
  3. Record Collector
    Feb 1, 2016
    60
    Emotional Mugger might be the very first glimmer of repetition in Segall’s collector-boggling discography. Enjoyable, chaotic, but occasionally lumpen and familiar.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Jan 22, 2016
    60
    This is a decent effort made frustrating by Segall’s prodigious talent.
  6. The Guardian
    Jan 21, 2016
    60
    He’s got tunes when he wants them--Candy Sam, in particular, is terrific--but it’s an uncomfortable, dissonant record, a bad trip rather than a mellow high.
  7. Mojo
    Jan 8, 2016
    60
    Nutty as Emotional Mugger is, it's a joyful trip. [Feb 2016, p.91]
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
  1. allisonjane65
    Jan 25, 2016
    2
    What a massively disappointing follow up to the brilliant Manipulator. Segall may be a prolific album maker but quantity and quality don'tWhat a massively disappointing follow up to the brilliant Manipulator. Segall may be a prolific album maker but quantity and quality don't always go together as this offering proves in my humble opinion

    An almost unlistenable, cacophonic noise for the most part.    … Full Review »
  2. alexdutty
    Jan 22, 2016
    10
    Maybe ive been hidden away from talent for the last decade but ive never heard anything like this before. It was **** amazing! Recommend toMaybe ive been hidden away from talent for the last decade but ive never heard anything like this before. It was **** amazing! Recommend to anyone prepared to listen.… Full Review »
  3. whatsgoodbro
    Jan 26, 2016
    9
    THE SEGALL HAS LANDED. On Ty Segalls newest release, Emotional Mugger, we find him getting darker and weirder than ever before. While 2014'sTHE SEGALL HAS LANDED. On Ty Segalls newest release, Emotional Mugger, we find him getting darker and weirder than ever before. While 2014's brilliant Manipulator showcased a more accessible sound, compared to other Ty Segall albums, this album, on the other hand, does almost the complete opposite. While the pop melodies Ty is known for are still prevalent on every song (excluding the oddball sound collage W.U.O.T.W.S.), this album shows Ty at his most experimental and obscure, experimenting with funk and hip hop beats, off kilter synthesizers and vocals, and loud abrasive noise. The riffs are heavier than most heard on other solo Ty Segall records, showing Ty taking some influence from his side project, Fuzz. The songs on here are also some of the best Ty has ever recorded. The intro song, "Squealer", is a psych-rock tune with some really cool synth and a really cool guitar solo (there's a lot of those on here). Many of the songs on this record stand out from much of Ty's catalog in that they demonstrate a **** funk rock sound, which is something we haven't heard from Ty before this record. The standout tracks on this record, in my opinion are "Diversion", "Candy Sam", "Emotional Mugger/Leopard Priestess" and "Squealer" but I highly recommend you listen to the whole album.… Full Review »
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