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Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the indie pop duo of Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershen was recorded in Los Angeles and New York.
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Painted
What did you think would happen? When you put me in unnatural space A cruel dark box where a shadow took my place Monday is January, Friday is... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Jul 16, 2015
    70
    While a few tracks sound too similar to each other, How Does It Feel's best moments deliver pop accessibility without sacrificing any of MS MR's identity.
  2. Jul 16, 2015
    70
    Nothing here is quite as instantly engaging as MS MR’s breakthrough single, “Hurricane,” but the duo’s gaze remains trained on both the expanse of the horizon and the insularity of the internal drama.
  3. Jul 21, 2015
    70
    How Does It Feel, then, is a second album that reveals a band with plenty left in the tank.
  4. Jul 24, 2015
    60
    The aesthetics of her songs with Hershenow remain timid and careful.
  5. Aug 21, 2015
    50
    The only reasonable offering on 'How Does It Feel' is the multi-layered and kaleidoscopic lead single, 'Painted'. Elsewhere, it's the kind of standard by-the-numbers electro-pop that's likely to soundtrack your next visit to the local department store.
  6. Jul 15, 2015
    50
    Disappointingly, How Does It Feel has a good dose of the latter [blatant variety of compositions].
  7. Jul 13, 2015
    40
    Something that gradually becomes clear is that this is an album of uncertainty.

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  1. Jul 17, 2015
    5
    I am a big fan / defender of MS MR's first album and I feel like a lot of the criticism towards it isn't justified. Their second album,I am a big fan / defender of MS MR's first album and I feel like a lot of the criticism towards it isn't justified. Their second album, however, is underwhelming in almost every way. I read a lot of reviews that said that this album sounds too much like "Secondhand Rapture" which I completely disagree with. Actually, I would have loved for it to sound like their debut. Instead, most of these songs sound like b-sides or tracks that you would give away for free in exchange for subscribing to an e-mail newsletter. I love "Painted" and "Criminals", but everything else ranges from boring to pretty decent. Expand