Hotel Last Resort
by Violent Femmes
  • Record Label: PIAS
  • Release Date: Jul 26, 2019
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Exclaim
    Jul 26, 2019
    60
    Though the band have toed the line between boyish charm and adolescent callousness for most of their career, this ambivalence has not aged well, and often obscures the more successful moments of sincerity on the record.
  2. Consequence
    Aug 1, 2019
    42
    Where earlier efforts such as Hallowed Ground saw the band command sparse irreverence, Hotel Last Resort, much like We Can Do Anything, won’t generate much excitement.
  3. The Guardian
    Jul 26, 2019
    40
    There’s one sublime moment: Paris to Sleep is a Jonathan Richman-esque reflection on the marvels of that city, with a delicate and stately arrangement that’s shiveringly good. The rest? File under average.

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. nwlierly
    Aug 1, 2019
    8
    If saying "does what it says on the box" is cliche - I'll just say the Femmes have done it again.

    Thematic and musical depth aren't what    If saying "does what it says on the box" is cliche - I'll just say the Femmes have done it again.

    Thematic and musical depth aren't what you came to this album for, but you get them as friendly bonus. The cheeky lyrics occasionally turning dark dive into the abyss in the finale - without changing a word of the song - GG scourges the here and now with God Bless America. it made an album I could have otherwise simply enjoyed and moved on from an experience worth having, and talking about.

    Strong Tracks include; I'm Nothing, Not OK, I'm Not Gonna Cry, and the aforementioned rendition of God Bless America    … Full Review »
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