Kidsticks
by Beth Orton
  • Record Label: Anti
  • Release Date: May 27, 2016
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Novell_sx
    May 31, 2016
    9
    It seems like Metacritic moderators **** up again. Chicago Tribute gave this album 2/4, not 2/10.
    Please, fix that terrible mistake and return lost points for this album.

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. PopMatters
    Jul 12, 2016
    80
    Orton’s music lends itself to revisiting not only because she makes well-written, polished songs, but because the possible roads that lead to Kidsticks’ universe are endless.
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  2. Record Collector
    Jun 20, 2016
    80
    This time, with another dance music stalwart in Fuck Buttons’ Andrew Hung on producing duties, Orton shows no fear in heading into the electronic void, with some of her most eclectic and exciting tracks to date.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Jun 7, 2016
    60
    Most of the songs on Kidsticks are quick and fun, with bright hooks and buoyant keyboards, and the lyrics lack the consequence Orton has brought to the themes of love and loss in the past.
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