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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the folk project for Damon McMahon features guest appearance from Elias Bender Rønnenfelt of Iceage and was produced by Dave Bryant and Efrim Menuck.
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  • Record Label: Sacred Bones
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk, Free Folk
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. May 15, 2014
    90
    It’s a masterclass in formal brilliance meeting dogged idiosyncrasy on equal footing.
  2. May 15, 2014
    90
    This could be the biggest revelation of the lot. It simply does not get any better than Love.
  3. 80
    Love is a lush, romantic, folk-driven collection that moves away from his earlier, more psychedelic work.
  4. The Wire
    Jul 17, 2014
    80
    Despite the dubious company he keeps, McMahon's ambient folk pop remains beguiling. [May 2014, p.70]
  5. May 13, 2014
    78
    As long as McMahon is singing, Amen Dunes will never sound quite like anyone else--and on Love, he sings better and more ambitiously than ever.
  6. May 15, 2014
    75
    McMahon’s a constantly improving songwriter, and with Love, he’s created his most fully realized and purposeful batch of songs yet.
  7. 60
    There is no question that this is a work of devotion, even a work of love, but as a document of raw emotion, it is lacking, it feels overly considered.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Oct 21, 2018
    8
    There seems to be a wide range in opinions on this album. I don't share the opinion of the people giving it full marks and saying its amazing,There seems to be a wide range in opinions on this album. I don't share the opinion of the people giving it full marks and saying its amazing, for me "Love" is a good, enjoyable listen but not really that engaging. Having said this, I don't imagine the album was made with the intention of grabbing you, more a style of music that gradually seeps into your consciousness. The sound of Amen Dunes is quite unique and certainly brings something different to the folk table. Expand