Good Sad Happy Bad
by Micachu & the Shapes
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Sep 23, 2015
    60
    Good Sad Happy Bad is more an interesting record than a piece of music you’ll return to for enjoyment. It’s a fun place to visit, but you might not want to live there.
  2. No Ripcord
    Sep 15, 2015
    60
    Good Sad Happy Bad ultimately comes across as frustratingly hollow, a hodgepodge of unvarnished ideas that don't amount to their true potential.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Sep 11, 2015
    60
    For all its unwieldy eccentricity, Good Sad Happy Bad is still fascinating.
  5. The Wire
    Sep 1, 2015
    60
    The cumulative effect of these strange patchwork songs as in the end ambivalent. [Sep 2015, p.48]
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  6. Q Magazine
    Aug 26, 2015
    60
    There's an intriguing musical intelligence operating underneath. [Oct 2015, p.113]
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  7. Consequence
    Sep 10, 2015
    58
    As a document of reunion between friends, Good Sad Happy Bad feels honest enough. On its own, it hits a note too lethargic and too muted to stick the way Levi’s past work has done.
  8. Record Collector
    Oct 8, 2015
    40
    Good Sad Happy Bad feels like a curio: a work-in-progress raw recording that hints at better things to come rather than the real deal.
  9. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 5, 2015
    40
    Good Sad Happy Bad--born out of a heavily edited jam session--feels more shapeless and, as a result, more frustrating.

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