Girl at the End of the World
by James
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. germm
    Mar 23, 2016
    5
    As a lifelong James fan from the United States, I was anticipating this album. I was very underwhelmed through my first few listens. I wasn't a fan of La Petite Mort - it seemed rushed and lacked any creative song writing. All albums previous to La Petite Mort were brilliant .

    Girl at the End of the World brought back a few good James memories, but it's not complete - many songs are not    As a lifelong James fan from the United States, I was anticipating this album. I was very underwhelmed through my first few listens. I wasn't a fan of La Petite Mort - it seemed rushed and lacked any creative song writing. All albums previous to La Petite Mort were brilliant .

    Girl at the End of the World brought back a few good James memories, but it's not complete - many songs are not worth listening more than once...and I hate to admit it. So better than La Petite Mort, but far off from all albums of the past is how I would describe the latest from James.    … Expand

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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Under The Radar
    Mar 22, 2016
    60
    The closing title track is a pleasant enough number but reverts to the more safe James sound, a slight disappointment after the forward-sounding songs of the late middle of the album
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  2. AllMusic
    Mar 18, 2016
    70
    Between this record and its predecessor, their creativity seems to have entered a fertile new phase.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 18, 2016
    60
    If you do have another [James record], the chances are it’s stored away somewhere you don’t think about very often. The chances are, too, that The Girl at the End of the World, likeably well-intentioned as it may be, will end up in the same place.
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