I'll Be Your Girl
by The Decemberists
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Mar 16, 2018
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
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  1. wowee
    Mar 22, 2018
    10
    ______________________Girl or boy, The Decemberists have been there to drape a drunken arm around in the absence of fortune for the best part of 15 years now. The good news is, the tone in that arm is firmly set again. A genuine and welcome joyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ________________________
  2. jbs51
    May 5, 2018
    7
    They hit their high point with "The King Is Dead," but this one isn't too far off. This one has a lot of electronic sound added to the mix, which has some positive and negative results. In one respect, this is a fresh new direction for the band that brings a more modern sound to the music. On the other hand, some of the songs are absolutely ruined by adding annoying synth that feels likeThey hit their high point with "The King Is Dead," but this one isn't too far off. This one has a lot of electronic sound added to the mix, which has some positive and negative results. In one respect, this is a fresh new direction for the band that brings a more modern sound to the music. On the other hand, some of the songs are absolutely ruined by adding annoying synth that feels like it was added specifically to be grating and in your face. Lyrically they are one of the best groups out there, and that hasn't changed with this one. Many of the songs also feature fantastic, real harmonies that many groups just aren't talented enough to pull off. Highlights of the album include the Beatles-inspired "Sucker's Prayer," the electronic-sounding "Severed," and the classically Decemberist "Rusalka Rusalka." If you like these songs, then maybe the album is worth a buy for you. I personally found the album to worth buying for the best songs. However, the lows of the album are quite low, which is why I don't put it alongside "King Is Dead."… Expand
  3. JLuis_001
    Sep 6, 2018
    7
    Although they did not reinvent themselves and did not make a great evolutionary leap, the band took a new approach and it turned out pretty well.
    Few bands can do so while retaining their identity and they did it.

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Blurt Magazine
    May 9, 2018
    80
    There’s a sense of importance and profundity that emanates from practically every groove. Stirring, striking and flush with tunefulness and tenacity, I’ll Be Your Girl is more than a promising proposition.
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  2. Magnet
    Apr 17, 2018
    60
    What it's missing is haunting songs--calamity songs, the kind of songs that used to proliferate on Decemberists albums like soot-smudged Victorian orphans. [No. 150, p.49]
  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    Mar 28, 2018
    80
    The album magnifies both Meloy’s core songwriting and the group’s gifts for bold ambitious arrangements. This brings out some dynamic juxtapositions between simplicity and elaboration that serve proceedings in a refreshing fashion.
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