King
by O.A.R.
  • Record Label: Wind-Up
  • Release Date: Aug 2, 2011
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Aug 4, 2011
    75
    O.A.R.'s seventh album is a perfectly crafted Hacky Sack soundtrack, deeply rooted in the sunburned dub stew of reggae, surf, and jazz-rock rhythms favored by purveyors of hemp head-wraps.
  2. PopMatters
    Sep 1, 2011
    60
    On King, O.A.R. play with even more radio-friendly structures, a move guaranteed to alienate some fans while gaining plenty of others.
  3. No Ripcord
    Aug 16, 2011
    60
    King is worth a listen, but only to prepare yourself for their next visit to a neighborhood near you.
  5. Billboard.com
    Sep 23, 2011
    51
    Most of these strummy feel-good ditties-aw-shucks song titles include "Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes" and "Taking On the World Today"-make Jason Mraz sound like some kind of avant-garde noisemaker.
  6. AllMusic
    Aug 9, 2011
    50
    This is suburban middle-aged music dressed up as something younger, something more exotic, something far more street-wise and interesting than it actually is.

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