• Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2017
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Nov 10, 2017
    90
    Transcending genre, Interiors is Quicksand in 2017, a time where no one is quite sure if we’ve moved backward.
  2. 85
    There’s nary a misstep to note here. Schreifels, drummer Alan Cage, bassist Sergio Vega and guitarist Tom Capone resist taking a victory lap and come out ahead, still sounding like themselves.
  3. 80
    Neither a work of nostalgia nor a move away from the blueprint that made them so special in the first place, this album demonstrates that artistic quality cannot be confined to a specific place in time.
  4. 80
    All set to buzzy guitars and a bass-kit dynamic that adds so much oomph and clout to a band that, well, doesn't really have to do much to get you going. Dive in and see if you emerge alive.
  5. Nov 9, 2017
    80
    Interiors is not only a quality record in isolation, it also encourages a reappraisal of their two previous efforts and the band's wider significance. Nevertheless, it's not an exercise in rehashing old glories, either.
  6. Nov 9, 2017
    80
    Interiors can proudly call itself a rightful successor to the post-hardcore classics status of their first two albums.
  7. Nov 9, 2017
    75
    Many reunion records fall flat by trying too deliberately to recapture what once was, but Interiors lives in the now, thereby shedding the reunion record talk to instead exist more on its own terms. It’s also the kind of forward-looking record that makes the thought of future Quicksand records sound not just promising, but likely.
  8. Nov 10, 2017
    67
    A mostly mid-tempo record with a few solid standouts, including album-opener “Illuminant” and the vibey, spacey “Cosmonauts.” It’s still the third-best Quicksand album, but the distance between it and second place isn’t nearly as far as it might’ve been.
  9. Nov 15, 2017
    64
    What a pity, then, to find the band more or less dozing off after their spectacular opening tantrum, drifting aimlessly in a space-rock black hole for the bulk of Interiors.
  10. Kerrang!
    Nov 9, 2017
    60
    Propelled by Sergio Vega's springy bass, Walter Schreifels' effortless instantly recognisable vocal floats over everything. [11 Nov 2017, p.51]
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Dec 22, 2017
    7
    A seminal band of the ‘90s, suddenly back after 22 years with a stunning new record. Ominous bass line grooves, dense guitars and lush,A seminal band of the ‘90s, suddenly back after 22 years with a stunning new record. Ominous bass line grooves, dense guitars and lush, layered arrangements. Imagine 3 parts Soundgarden and 1 part Smiths. Full Review »
  2. Dec 14, 2017
    0
    All three of their LPs got better as I listened to them more and more. This album took several listens more than the former two did toAll three of their LPs got better as I listened to them more and more. This album took several listens more than the former two did to appreciate it more, but it is still amazing music. Full Review »