Eyeland
by The Low Anthem
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 14, 2016
    85
    It is the sound of a band reaching into new musical territory. Eyeland is flawed but unquestionably rewarding and, at times, outrageously impressive.
  2. Magnet
    Aug 9, 2016
    80
    It's a record best described as 13ghosts' illegitimate lovechild with Captain beefheart. [No. 133, p.57]
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  3. Record Collector
    Jun 20, 2016
    80
    Musically it’s a side trip to the shop of horrors.
  5. Mojo
    Jun 14, 2016
    80
    It's audacious, experimental and, unsurprisingly, resists literal interpretation. [Jul 2016, p.94]
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  6. Uncut
    Jun 14, 2016
    80
    The very wonderful Eyeland finds them poised between the familiar and the less so. [Jul 2016, p.75]
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  7. AllMusic
    Jun 16, 2016
    60
    Eyeland's willingness to break the Dust Bowl minstrel mold is admirable, and it has enough moments that resonate to win back fans who may have drifted off to greener (or more sepia-toned) pastures during the band's long break from recording, but those listeners will have to be willing to sift through an awful lot of sonic detritus to find them.
  8. The Independent (UK)
    Jun 15, 2016
    60
    It’s musically ambitious, if over-stuffed at times, but unashamedly impenetrable lyrically, even with the “help” of the accompanying gobbledegook short-story and supposed Map of Eyeland.
  9. musicOMH.com
    Jun 14, 2016
    50
    What we have is a confusing, confused and self-indulgent record that frequently sags under its own ambition, with the fleeting moments of beauty offering a chastening reminder that sometimes it’s better to simply stick to what you’re good at..99
  10. Blurt Magazine
    Jul 1, 2016
    40
    It’s hard to imagine the circumstance that led Low Anthem to assemble this effort. Was it psychedelic substances or a fascination for Faust? Whatever the case, Eyeland marks a trippy transformation.
  11. Q Magazine
    Jun 29, 2016
    40
    It's frustratingly patchy. [Aug 2016, p.114]
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  12. American Songwriter
    Jun 17, 2016
    40
    The end product is an incoherent jumble of occasionally pleasant soft folk with mind-numbingly aimless pieces that seem arbitrarily constructed with little direction or focus.

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  1. wdwright
    Aug 5, 2017
    1
    I totally agree with thegraciousfew's comments although I don't understand the rating of 4. This is truly a very disappointing album from aI totally agree with thegraciousfew's comments although I don't understand the rating of 4. This is truly a very disappointing album from a group I have enjoyed for many years. I have all of their other albums and I listen to them frequently but I'll pass on this one.… Full Review »
  2. thegraciousfew
    Jul 27, 2016
    4
    I cant remember when I was last so disappointed by an album. Their previous effort "Smart Flesh" was a masterpiece, with two excellentI cant remember when I was last so disappointed by an album. Their previous effort "Smart Flesh" was a masterpiece, with two excellent predecessors in "Charlie Darwin" and "What The Crow Brings" - "Eyeland" is horrible, only 3 or 4 songs are really listenable. 3 or 4 others are discordant and largely instrumental. The rest, just forgettable. It was a long wait for this album and I hoped for something truly special, which just makes the disappointment all the harder to take. A real shame.… Full Review »