III
by The Lumineers
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. Grandiloquence
    Sep 26, 2019
    2
    A faltering, unfaithful replication of indie folk, drowning in a false sense of "meaningful" schmaltz.

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. PopMatters
    Nov 22, 2019
    80
    III is a cinematic album undertaking a complicated subject. III and the accompanying music video are culturally important points of contact with the realities of addiction. As such, the Lumineers deliver the album with compassion and clemency.
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  2. Uncut
    Sep 25, 2019
    50
    Something of a grind--repeat helpings of grimly strummed acoustic guitar and keening vocals becoming the folk equivalent of consecutive courses of muesli. [Nov 2019, p.29]
  3. AllMusic
    Sep 25, 2019
    70
    III moves at a deliberate, nearly dreary pace that forces a listener to pay attention, and while it can take some effort to meet the Lumineers on their own terms, it's nevertheless easy to admire the ambition behind the project.
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