Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. May 12, 2022
    60
    At no point does Headful of Sugar come off as cynical, though the central premise falls apart under the slightest bit of scrutiny: This is a largely beloved, well-connected, and unabashedly accessible rock band trying to be convincing as the voice of outcasts obeying their most reckless impulses.
  2. Mojo
    May 4, 2022
    60
    Side two, however, veers into arch Euro-pop (I Don't Have Control Sometimes) and moody balladry (Stand By Me), and Sunflower Bean's new-found confection begins to set one's teeth on edge. [Jun 2022, p.87]
  3. Jun 6, 2022
    50
    The problem with Headful of Sugar isn’t that it’s bad. It’s that if a band is going to tell people one more time that, “Nothing in this life is really free”, they’d better have a profound, distinctive way of doing it, and Headful of Sugar doesn’t quite get there.
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. May 8, 2022
    10
    This band manages to reimagine itself every time they make an ep/ album, yet they sound like nothing else. On this album, they reveal theirThis band manages to reimagine itself every time they make an ep/ album, yet they sound like nothing else. On this album, they reveal their most raw, in-your-face energy with several experimental twists. Unique sounds here... they shine strong Full Review »