Lose
by Cymbals Eat Guitars
  • Record Label: Barsuk
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2014
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. Q Magazine
    Aug 29, 2014
    60
    Joseph D'Agostino's voice can get a little grating: too often he's hysterically over-emoting. [Oct 2014, p.107]
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Aug 26, 2014
    60
    Handspringing between the rowdy folk-punk antics of "XR" and the sweetly sordid "Child Bride," it's a riveting elegy.

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. laxboy420
    May 8, 2020
    9
    Other than the drums being a little too open sounding this album is beautiful. Get the lyric book and settle into the layers of the guitar.
  2. liammejia
    Apr 12, 2018
    9
    Sprawling, passionate, and catchy - what more could you want from an Indie record?
  3. MikeHixx
    Sep 18, 2014
    9
    This album has gone criminally unheard by the rock world. As someone who listens to 150-200 new records every year, this is one of the bestThis album has gone criminally unheard by the rock world. As someone who listens to 150-200 new records every year, this is one of the best I've heard in the last 2-3 years. There are subtle stylistic shifts from song to song, but they piece together incredibly well. I'm not a lyrics guy, but this is a record whose lyrics deserve a close look.… Full Review »
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