Front Row Seat to Earth
by Weyes Blood
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. The Guardian
    Nov 3, 2016
    100
    It’s beautiful, unsettling and wholly compelling.
  2. Under The Radar
    Dec 14, 2016
    85
    In this album for insane times, Mering has attained universal connectedness while allowing us into her own excruciatingly cathartic purview, no easy feat.
  3. Pitchfork
    Oct 19, 2016
    83
    As much of a throwback as Mering can seem, at her best she captures her era in her words.
  5. The 405
    Oct 27, 2016
    80
    Mering wrings out so much emotion from her voice that these songs burst with human vitality--and that is the main thing to take away from here.
  6. Exclaim
    Oct 19, 2016
    80
    Front Row Seat to Earth might not be the most immediate record released this year, but it never turns its back on you. Accessible without ever being simple, it's one worth getting into, even if the way is labyrinthine.
  7. Uncut
    Oct 18, 2016
    80
    It is this methodical exploration of the ancient and modern that makes Weyes Blood such a seductive proposition, and the ambitious Front Row Seat To Earth--intimate and enveloping, romantic and psychedelic--marks a significant progression in Mering's increasingly impressive career. [Nov 2016, p.38]
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  8. Clash Music
    Oct 18, 2016
    80
    Front Row Seat To Earth strongly standing as one of the year's most affecting and luscious releases.
  9. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 18, 2016
    80
    A step toward the intimate clarity of Front Row Seat to Earth, it still didn’t foretell the use of more ambitious instrumentation on “Diary”, “Used to Be” and “Do You Need My Love”, embellished with brass, wire and ivory. Mering counterweights the classic touches with ambient drone here and electronic manipulation there.
  10. Los Angeles Times
    Nov 1, 2016
    70
    Breezy and sunset-hued, the tone of the album is calm--a reassuring piano buoys the melody one moment, and, later, delicate woodwinds fade a song to black.
  11. Dusted Magazine
    Oct 31, 2016
    70
    Like the best songs on Front Row Seat to Earth, “Seven Words” would be completely at home in the soft rock seventies, downer sensitivities playing out against expert studio arrangements. Despite these contrasts, listening to her latest work next to her underground phase the melodic ideas and the stately power of her singing is consistent.
  12. AllMusic
    Oct 18, 2016
    70
    The songs all keep to a calm, unhurried pace, but stand-out "Do You Need My Love" has a slightly busier rhythm, driven into a hypnotic midsection by impressive drumming and Lennon-esque pianos. Mering's singing has never sounded lovelier or more pristine than it does here, and her yearning lyrics are at the forefront of these elegant compositions.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 56
  3. Negative: 6 out of 56
  1. Onrush
    Oct 31, 2016
    8
    The album was surprisingly refreshing. Give it a listen when you need to relax. (Your review must be at least 150 characters long.) (fillers, fillers)
  2. PetCheetah
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
    i loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it
  3. borgespedro
    Aug 23, 2022
    10
    um dos melhores álbuns que já ouvi. um compilado de convites ao canto coletivo sobre fracasso nas relações.
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