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Mature Themes
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

  • Summary: The second album for the Los Angeles band features a guest appearance from Dam-Funk.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
  1. Expert Witness (MSN Music)
    Jul 19, 2013
    91
    Mature my patootie--and that's a good thing.
  2. Pitchfork
    Aug 31, 2012
    85
    Mature Themes is as vital as anything he's ever recorded.
  3. Filter
    Aug 31, 2012
    80
    Simply put, Themes is Pink at his most vivid.
  4. PopMatters
    Aug 31, 2012
    70
    Overall, despite the fact that Mature Themes pushes into some very abstract pop territory, it is a very compelling listen.
  5. Boston Globe
    Aug 31, 2012
    70
    If there's any cohesion here, it's the realization that it all emerges from the brain of one man who runs his vision through various filters.
  6. Mojo
    Aug 31, 2012
    60
    The smooth edges of Mature Themes doesn't mean this music is any easier to grasp. [Sep 2012, p.86]
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  7. musicOMH.com
    Aug 31, 2012
    20
    Mature Themes is simple self-indulgence and that's rarely worth listening to.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. InComputers
    Sep 4, 2012
    9
    On his first outing since 2010 breakthrough Before Today and first album of all new material in years, LA's Ariel Pink has proven himself aOn his first outing since 2010 breakthrough Before Today and first album of all new material in years, LA's Ariel Pink has proven himself a compelling songwriter currently carrying the outsider music torch once held by Captain Beefheart and Tom Waits. While not necessarily a breathtaking knockout like Before Today, Mature Themes is a fantastic work of art void of any dull moments. Even weaker tracks (not many here) are worth listening to based on interesting and at times bizarre songwriting and composition. High points include bookend tracks Kinski Assassin and Baby, single Only In My Dreams, the odd yet hard to forget Schnitzel Boogie, and the soft rock meets Elvis Costello pop gem title track.… Expand
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 29, 2021
    7
    On his first outing since 2010 breakthrough Before Today and first album of all new material in years, LA's Ariel Pink has proven himself aOn his first outing since 2010 breakthrough Before Today and first album of all new material in years, LA's Ariel Pink has proven himself a compelling songwriter currently carrying the outsider music torch once held by Captain Beefheart and Tom Waits. While not necessarily a breathtaking knockout like Before Today, Mature Themes is a fantastic work of art void of any dull moments. Even weaker tracks (not many here) are worth listening to based on interesting and at times bizarre songwriting and composition. High points include bookend tracks Kinski Assassin and Baby, single Only In My Dreams, the odd yet hard to forget Schnitzel Boogie, and the soft rock meets Elvis Costello pop gem title… Expand

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