Free Nationals
by Free Nationals
  • Record Label: OBE
  • Release Date: Dec 13, 2019
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
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  1. mennymanuel
    Jan 13, 2020
    3
    This record has the potential to be good, but, every song has similar structures, making the record a bit boring, this feels like "ambient music for a store".

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Pitchfork
    Dec 30, 2019
    64
    There are isolated moments here and there, but even when when they strike an appealing note or two, the Free Nationals never come across as more than a backing band missing its leader.
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  2. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2019
    80
    Free Nationals' blissed-out, woozy slow-jams make for a low-key triumph. [Feb 2020, p.90]
  3. Q Magazine
    Dec 17, 2019
    80
    Free Nationals say less about the band's identity than it does their taste, skill and curatorial clout--but that's still more than plenty. [Feb 2020, p.112]
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