Forget
by Xiu Xiu
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Dusted Magazine
    Dec 1, 2017
    80
    Maybe Xiu Xiu are sometimes ridiculous, but human beings are ridiculous creatures; that’s why these songs feel so real.
  2. AllMusic
    Mar 10, 2017
    80
    Dark and luminous at the same time, Forget allows Xiu Xiu to redefine pop in a way that's true to their volatile--but always gripping--nature.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 2, 2017
    80
    For all the coldness and brutality of Forget there are moments of beauty, validation and comfort, showing that these things can co-exist simultaneously.
  5. Exclaim
    Feb 21, 2017
    80
    The more cerebral, out-there music fan may find it all too easy, craving the satisfaction that comes with gaining an appreciation of music that's challenging to the ear. Most, however, will rejoice; as should you, because FORGET is overwhelmingly and immediately Xiu Xiu.
  6. PopMatters
    Feb 21, 2017
    80
    Forget leaves us as one of the band’s tightest and most consistent works yet, its grimness belied yet also supported by the impeccable pop framework sustained throughout.
  7. The 405
    Sep 7, 2017
    75
    It transmits a message in a coherent way and addresses social criticism of the current times, all of which places their new album among the year’s unforgettable ones.
  8. The A.V. Club
    Feb 24, 2017
    75
    Forget doesn’t mean that Xiu Xiu has ignored its past; actually, it’s a project that fans are more likely to remember.
  9. Spin
    Mar 1, 2017
    70
    FORGET sets out for new terrain with an expanded collection of collaborators, but isn’t far from what you’d expect from the project at this stage.
  10. Under The Radar
    Feb 21, 2017
    70
    It more effectively manages to capture the chaos associated with some of this band's other records and focuses their intensity into a more cathartic experience for the listener. [Jan-Mar 2017, p.68]
  11. Uncut
    Feb 21, 2017
    70
    The album's palette feels broad, with electronics switching from twinkling and melodic to antagonistic industrial clangs. [Apr 2017, p.40]
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  12. Pitchfork
    Mar 1, 2017
    64
    Individual moments shine throughout FORGET: a stunning chorus here, a stirring lick of pitched percussion there. But the album’s strangest attribute is the way it can lull you into a state of absentmindedness regarding those same charms.

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 48
  3. Negative: 4 out of 48
  1. WhiskeyStories
    Jun 22, 2017
    9
    Forget is full of passion, the vocals are beautiful and unsettlingly theatrical, the music is otherworldly, moody, industrial, noisy,Forget is full of passion, the vocals are beautiful and unsettlingly theatrical, the music is otherworldly, moody, industrial, noisy, experimental and yet gorgeous. Xiu Xiu sounds like the perfect marriage between David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails in this album. Listening to Forget was a phenomenal experience and an album I'll definitely return to many times in the future.… Full Review »
  2. revillo
    Apr 1, 2017
    8
    The hooks on this album are astronomical. Sorta tuned out of xiu xiu a bunch of albums ago but always knew they had something special in them,The hooks on this album are astronomical. Sorta tuned out of xiu xiu a bunch of albums ago but always knew they had something special in them, and I think it finally arrived. You couldn't call this indulgent, it's just too damn fun in spite if its bleak imagery.… Full Review »
  3. JustinHowell
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    I never listened to Xiu Xiu before upon my first listen through this album, and I was not expecting what I got. These instrumentals areI never listened to Xiu Xiu before upon my first listen through this album, and I was not expecting what I got. These instrumentals are abrasive as hell, and these lyrics are cryptic as ****

    It sounds like a mixture of Marilyn Manson, Street Sects, and Swans with just a touch of David Bowie.

    It's a pretty great album. I'm still trying to digest this thing... but I like it.

    -Justin Howell    … Full Review »
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