For the First Time
by Black Country, New Road
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. DIY Magazine
    Feb 4, 2021
    60
    Black Country, New Road’s seriousness and determined intellectualism is sometimes to their detriment.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Feb 4, 2021
    40
    It just feels tedious and predictable. Portentous twangs of guitar? Tick. Shivery percussion? Tick. Screeches of feedback? Tick. A frontman who delivers lyrics (rambling prose) in a croaky, squawking gasp that recalls Mark E Smith? Tick.

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#93 Best Album of 2021
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#76 Most Discussed Album of 2021

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 77
  3. Negative: 2 out of 77
  1. RomuloVilela
    Feb 9, 2021
    9
    May not be for everyone, but it is creative, original and honest. That is always a victory.
  2. TobyT2003
    Feb 7, 2021
    10
    Album blew me away on first listen, but I was disappointed with the lyric changes, particularly in Athens, France. However, the more youAlbum blew me away on first listen, but I was disappointed with the lyric changes, particularly in Athens, France. However, the more you listen and become used to these new lyrics it becomes more familiar and hits all the same boxes they used to and were expected to. A phenomenal album.… Full Review »
  3. BigBeatle
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    Amazing and fresh. Not much else to say. A very great and outstanding record that you can tell will become a tough competition for any newAmazing and fresh. Not much else to say. A very great and outstanding record that you can tell will become a tough competition for any new bands that follow a similar style. Enjoyed listening to it the first time, and will only grow stronger as time goes on.… Full Review »
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