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Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews What's this?

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6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

  • Artist(s): Mariko Doi, Jonny Rogoff, Andrew Kozar, Max Bloom
  • Summary: The British indie rock band returns as a trio for its second studio release after lead singer Daniel Blumberg left the band to pursue his own music.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Sep 27, 2013
    80
    While continuing to work in the box they've created for themselves, Yuck come across as far more amorphous than many first thought while still making an album that delivers on the promise of their shambolic debut.
  2. Sep 27, 2013
    70
    Enough of the sticky, fuzzy guitar rush remains (“Middle Sea”), though often only sneaking in and out of songs. Overall, the band continues towards an unfussy clarity to the instrumentation.
  3. Sep 30, 2013
    70
    They may be playing things that have already been heard before, but it’s a real pleasure to hear their take on the past.
  4. Oct 3, 2013
    60
    Bloom’s vocal debut with Glow & Behold is solid without ever being magnificent, staying within its means and applying a decoration to a sound that is cleaner and melodically stronger than its predecessor.
  5. Somewhere beneath the unconvincing sheen of these songs there’s a great band trying to break out. Maybe next time.
  6. Oct 3, 2013
    60
    Although it’s not as immediately catchy as their debut (but, hey, we’re almost saturated when it comes to revivalist bands), Glow & Behold proves they’ve got chops for a lengthy career.
  7. Oct 2, 2013
    40
    Yuck aren't actually terrible, but their second album--and first since the departure of frontman Daniel Blumberg--is just eminently forgettable.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Oct 5, 2013
    8
    It's a grower. I also saw them live at their album launch and seeing them perform it live really injected a lot more charisma into the albumIt's a grower. I also saw them live at their album launch and seeing them perform it live really injected a lot more charisma into the album recordings, weirdly. Is it as good as the first album? No, but everything that I liked about the first album is still here. Expand
  2. Oct 1, 2013
    4
    Whilst it's not the worst thing I've ever heard, it may be one of the most boring. What makes it worse is knowing what they're capable of.Whilst it's not the worst thing I've ever heard, it may be one of the most boring. What makes it worse is knowing what they're capable of. There are a few pretty moments here and then the rest is forgettable. Expand