I'm All Ears
by Let's Eat Grandma
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 107 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 94 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 107
  3. Negative: 7 out of 107
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  1. BroteinSupreme
    Aug 24, 2018
    6
    The only real thing I felt from listening to this album was disappointment. The singles were mostly amazing tracks, but the album ultimately falls short in its second half and suffers from a considerable amount of filler.

    The tracks Cool & Collected and Donnie Darko are unreasonably long for how lackluster they are. While excellent lyricism abounds, the instrumentals of these tracks are    The only real thing I felt from listening to this album was disappointment. The singles were mostly amazing tracks, but the album ultimately falls short in its second half and suffers from a considerable amount of filler.

    The tracks Cool & Collected and Donnie Darko are unreasonably long for how lackluster they are. While excellent lyricism abounds, the instrumentals of these tracks are awkward and don't fit the theme. Songs like It's Not Just Me and I Will Be Waiting capture the feelings of longing and take the listener on an emotional journey that half of the album just can't seem to reproduce.

    The album's synthwave opener, Whitewater, clears the way for Hot Pink, an angsty and powerful embrace of self-expression. Ava, while not too bad of a single, doesn't really fit in with the rest of the album at all--putting it all together should make you realize that this kind of ballad just takes away from the experience. The two instrumental breaks bring the pace to a jarring and confusing halt, and are completely unnecessary. As individual songs, most--if not all--of the tracks on I'm All Ears are solid, but combined exhibit little more than a case of mistaken identity.

    The second half of this album is possibly one of the finest examples of a good idea executed poorly. It's something special, but it doesn't really blow other art-pop acts out of the park. It's clear that Let's Eat Grandma have the potential to do so, with more refinement and organization.

    Best Tracks: It's Not Just Me, Falling Into Me, Hot Pink
    Worst Track: Cool & Collected    … Expand

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85

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
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  1. Dusted Magazine
    Sep 7, 2018
    80
    It should be stressed as bluntly as possible, then, that Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton haven’t “just” made a good album for a couple of teenagers; I’m All Ears is pretty damn good for Rambo.
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  2. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2018
    70
    “Hot Pink” reads clearly like “BIPP”-era SOPHIE, with its urgent metallic breakdowns and deep, heavy bass lines, while the high synth registers and spatial ambient of “It’s Not Just Me” conjecture a Generation Z folk-pop-disco hybrid. As a more mainstream addition to the avant-pop trajectory of artists like SOPHIE and felicita, however, Let’s Eat Grandma are not nearly as disruptive and original. [Sep 2018, p.49]
  3. Pretty Much Amazing
    Jul 9, 2018
    83
    A great way to approach I’m All Ears is by thinking of it as a jam session, where both Walton and Hollingworth experiment news ways of making music and detailing experience. It allows for a mishmash of elements and influences to come together in a bizarre and ultimately rewarding experience.
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