God Save The Clientele
by The Clientele
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: May 8, 2007
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. PopMatters
    60
    Even when the songs run together, the blur’s pleasant and comforting.
  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    It's lacking the melancholic darkness that added substance to Strange Geometry.
  3. Spin
    60
    [It] succeeds best when it shakes off the doldrums. [Jun 2007, p.92]
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  5. Slant Magazine
    50
    There's nothing to object to and much to admire on God Save The Clientele, but there's also little to celebrate.

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. DaveF.
    Feb 27, 2008
    9
    Just a gorgeous, richly melodic album full of beauty and inspired song writing.
  2. MichaelS.
    Aug 28, 2007
    5
    extremely boring. don't know why they bothered making it. not worth anybody's time. their most useless album to date.
  3. LaunceR.
    Jun 9, 2007
    9
    This is simply beautiful. The deceptively straightforward melodies are wonderfully enriched with instrumental staples of American country This is simply beautiful. The deceptively straightforward melodies are wonderfully enriched with instrumental staples of American country music. One would suspect a crossover effect from label mates Lambchop -- but The Clientele continues to embrace a traditional pop song structure more than the countrypolitan mainstays, and that's a good thing. I love these guys. What are the chances they will ever play Las Vegas? Slim drifting towards none, probably.… Full Review »
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