• Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: May 21, 2021
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 7, 2021
    80
    This ominous set of industrial ire and theatrical brooding sees him in his element, prioritising atmosphere over tunes, both coldly alien and vulnerably human. [Jul 2021, p.82]
  2. Jun 4, 2021
    80
    There’s a few too many repeated melodies, and too few differing musical moods. Still, this is a reliably impressive package from a man who knows his business, and crucially still has something to say. It’s Prime Numan in his prime.
  3. Mojo
    May 20, 2021
    80
    What we get more of are melodies that stick. [Jul 2021, p.87]
  4. May 20, 2021
    80
    A project that outstrips most of his peers, ‘Intruder’ offers a stark and impassioned vision of our society – one that could well rank as his most complete project to date.
  5. 80
    With ‘Intruder’, he’s chiming with the times – and sounding thrillingly relevant in the process.
  6. 80
    Clocking in at sixty-two-minutes, Intruder finds Gary Numan undeterred in continuing to push at the buttons of a world increasingly devoted to its own demise.
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Jul 4, 2021
    0
    Ulala
  2. Jun 11, 2021
    10
    Fantastic, Gary Numan continues with an album that brings his music foreword while still remaining true to his past and with a forebodingFantastic, Gary Numan continues with an album that brings his music foreword while still remaining true to his past and with a foreboding message as poignant as ever. Full Review »
  3. Jun 2, 2021
    10
    "Intruder" is Gary Numan's brilliant 2021 follow-up to "Savage (Songs from a Broken World)" released in 2017. "Intruder" puts the spotlight on"Intruder" is Gary Numan's brilliant 2021 follow-up to "Savage (Songs from a Broken World)" released in 2017. "Intruder" puts the spotlight on humanity as we stand before the living entity we call Earth. Numan gives our planet a voice to express her dark feelings of anger, sorrow, and disgust with humanity. Numan diffuses some of that darkness with the tattered remnants of what was once called hope. Lyrically and musically the album is near flawless. Both are rich, layered, vibrant and, let's face it, dark and deliciously pure Numan. Numan has cemented his dominance atop the electronic music genre and rightfully so. Treat yourself and listen to "Intruder" with your headphones on. It's an amazing album that doesn't disappoint. Rather, it proves Numan's ability to continue to capture our attention while, at the same time, raising our souls and consciences to a higher level of being. Full Review »