• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: May 4, 2018
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. 85
    Lost Friends is an essential first listen that is never too afraid of a huge chorus or a touch of slow burning intensity. Indebted only to themselves, expect great things from Middle Kids.
  2. Lost Friends is a set of pile-driving anthems that demands your undivided attention.
  3. Jul 17, 2018
    70
    While Middle Kids showed plenty of promise on their 2017 debut EP, Lost Friends is where they show they can make a proper album and actually improve on their bag of musical tricks, and it's a strong and engaging work.
  4. May 10, 2018
    70
    Crafting a solid set of songs that hold their own among break-out singles is no mean feat, but the Sydney trio have pulled it off--in the main, at least.
  5. May 7, 2018
    70
    In the end, Lost Friends is a shape-shifting, intimate, and reflective body of work.
  6. May 7, 2018
    70
    In the end, Lost Friends is a shape-shifting, intimate, and reflective body of work.
  7. May 7, 2018
    68
    While Lost Friends’ slow-building ascents and soaring choruses function as necessary release valves for the unrest bubbling up from Joy’s lyrics, over the course of 12 tracks, a certain identikit quality takes hold.
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. May 12, 2018
    9
    Following what was one of the most successful EPs of 2017, Middle Kids release their debut album that has all the makings for a new, yetFollowing what was one of the most successful EPs of 2017, Middle Kids release their debut album that has all the makings for a new, yet familiar, indie record. Full Review »