Lion The Girl
by Midnight Movies
  • Record Label: New Line
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2007
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Filter
    80
    Though they never reach full roar on Lion, the sinister growl of songs like "Patient Eye" and "Coral Den" are enough to send chills down any cinephile's spine. [#24, p.97]
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  2. Prefix Magazine
    80
    As Olivier's lyrical content matures along with the rest of the band's elements, Midnight Movies could be ready to move into primetime.
  3. Under The Radar
    70
    Even though Midnight Movies are full of influences, they're getting closer and closer to transcending these influences and creating a masterpiece of their own. [#16, p.93]
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  5. Urb
    70
    More light = more fun. [Mar 2007, p.101]
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  6. PopMatters
    70
    The quartet, at least on this record, has melded into an impressive whole.
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    This is cinematic music, fitting a noir mode.
  8. Spin
    50
    The moody effects and oblique lyrical affectations quickly wear thin. [May 2007, p.88]
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  9. Delusions of Adequacy
    30
    Once the songs on Lion the Girl are over, they are as difficult to remember as those wisps of dream that dissolve upon waking.

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. JulieA
    May 4, 2007
    10
    This is the best (relatively) new band I've heard in years and years. I'm 45 years old and most new, current bands sound like This is the best (relatively) new band I've heard in years and years. I'm 45 years old and most new, current bands sound like recycled upgrades of early punk and 1980's New Wave sounds with no originality. Midnight Movies totally blew me away with an incredible fresh new sound while still harkening back to roots ala Jefferson Airplane, Velvet Underground and various other acid and garage band sounds. If you like this kind of music and are looking for a new sound in this genre this band will BLOW YOU AWAY. I can't wait to see them live.… Full Review »
  2. Joe
    Apr 29, 2007
    10
    This is the best album I have listened to in years. It's absolutely superb.
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