Lose
by Cymbals Eat Guitars
  • Record Label: Barsuk
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2014
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
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  1. 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 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.
  2. liammejia
    Apr 12, 2018
    9
    Sprawling, passionate, and catchy - what more could you want from an Indie record?
  3. 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.

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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
  1. cokemachineglow
    Oct 13, 2014
    80
    LOSE is captivating because it uses all the right tricks.
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  2. Magnet
    Sep 18, 2014
    75
    This third LP corrals sophomore sprawler Lenses Alien without killing its spirit. [No. 113, p.53]
  3. Paste Magazine
    Sep 2, 2014
    88
    It’s their most immediate album--but not necessarily their simplest.
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