Freeze, Melt
by Cut Copy
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. AllMusic
    Aug 20, 2020
    80
    Freeze, Melt is a daring move for the band; they aren't exactly turning their backs on the huge, happy sound that earned them their glittering place in the dance rock firmament, but they do bring their sound down to earth in admirable, emotionally affecting fashion. In the process, they prove that they don't need to make music that's great to dance to in order to make music that's great.
  2. Clash Music
    Aug 20, 2020
    80
    This body of work is as meticulous as it is melancholy, which is what makes it so profoundly personal and universal at the same time.
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 24, 2020
    70
    Freeze, Melt is a fitting soundtrack for the landscape pictured on the cover. These are spacious tracks to complement clear blue skies, not lipstick-smudged anthems for strobe-lit mega clubs. Listeners who haven't tuned into Cut Copy since Zonoscape may be surprised by their latest direction, but longtime fans who welcome change from record to record will find something to enjoy out here in the country.
  5. Pitchfork
    Aug 25, 2020
    65
    Freeze, Melt nods to the conceptual artist John Baldessari, whose death at the start of 2020 might have warned us of the waves of bullshit to come. Its own concept is unimpeachable: Climate change does suck. Ice is a memory. Mostly, though, Freeze, Melt just feels like a nice warm bath.
  6. Beats Per Minute
    Aug 21, 2020
    62
    The entirety of Freeze, Melt is meditative in the most inoffensive sense; there is no gravitational force – no push and pull to the songs for them to have any more impact than a gentle breeze has on a vast, surging ocean.
  7. musicOMH.com
    Aug 21, 2020
    60
    The formula is executed well, while the production and songwriting keep the Australian four-piece ahead of any imitators. ... Yes, new music is good to have and good to experience, but when the tunes become interchangeable that notion starts to feel hollow.
  8. Mojo
    Aug 20, 2020
    60
    A meditative, inward-looking affair, Freeze, Melt is best heard after a big night in. [Sep 2020, p.91]
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  9. Slant Magazine
    Aug 20, 2020
    50
    The result is an album that appears caught between modes, playfully riding cascading synths even as it lyrically subsumes itself in dourness.

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Redzomby
    Oct 13, 2021
    9
    Beautiful music. I think Cut Copy have made a masterpiece and it has been totally unappreciated.
  2. Fernando_lerma
    Sep 13, 2020
    9
    "Freeze, Melt" is solid and very balanced. It delves into new realms of Cut Copy sound by moving away from danceable synth-pop as it"Freeze, Melt" is solid and very balanced. It delves into new realms of Cut Copy sound by moving away from danceable synth-pop as it identifies them and moving closer to middle and down tempo songs. The result is a brilliant, intimate, smooth and crystalline album that show the versatility of Cut Copy.… Full Review »
  3. jaredsmith1138
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a mellow synth pop fantasy from start to finish. Melodic, reflective and absolutely gorgeous.
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