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Mirrored
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86

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 184 Ratings

  • Summary: The unique New York four-piece math-rock outfit (that includes members of Helmet and Don Caballero) follows a string of three acclaimed 2004 EPs with this debut full-length, which adds (heavily processed) vocals into their mix of live and programmed instrumentation for the first time.

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Atlas
People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Playlouder
    100
    This is not just an album that can be appreciated by fans of the avant-garde, pop and rock alike but a genuine fuck you to the people claiming modern music has nowhere left to go.
  2. Pitchfork
    91
    Mirrored is a breathtaking aesthetic left-turn that sounds less like rock circa 2007 than rock circa 2097, a world where Marshall stacks and micro-processing go hand in hand.
  3. Urb
    90
    Every song on the 52-minute masterpiece builds and bridges until everything self-destructs and the only thing left to do is dance. [May 2007, p.92]
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  4. Spin
    80
    Rock that's both fist-pumping and forward-looking. [Jun 2007, p.90]
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  5. musicOMH.com
    80
    Where before they gave the distinct feel of a quick side-project for a bunch of talented musicians who were currently in other bands, on Mirrored it's clear that their hearts and souls are in every one of these songs.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    It's easy enough just to drift off and let these tracks gently massage your eardrums like a hover of trained hummingbirds. But if you choose to look beneath the surface, each track audibly vibrates with ideas.
  7. Slant Magazine
    60
    Elaborate time signatures and clever tape manipulations abound, and there's some fun trying to guess which instruments are synthesized and which are authentic, but Mirrored suffers from being too bright and spirited.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 111
  3. Negative: 17 out of 111
  1. David
    Dec 5, 2008
    10
    One of the very best albums of 2007, this one needs several listens to yield its treasures. Hard to describe the sound, but it's truly great.
  2. JohnT
    May 27, 2007
    10
    Maybe the best album of 2007.
  4. nico-
    Jul 26, 2007
    10
    We must all come together and stop using the word 'math rock' its almost as bad as blog and blogosphere. good music...terrible name We must all come together and stop using the word 'math rock' its almost as bad as blog and blogosphere. good music...terrible name for the type of music. terrible.… Expand
  5. BrianW
    May 24, 2007
    9
    Crazy math rock that's actually better than the sum of its parts (no pun intended). I haven't heard rhythms or songs in general Crazy math rock that's actually better than the sum of its parts (no pun intended). I haven't heard rhythms or songs in general that are this hectic or busy before. Very original.… Expand
  6. IanB.
    Jan 15, 2008
    9
    This is progressive people !
  7. RichardM
    Jul 21, 2007
    6
    I don't get it. It strikes me as being cold and somewhat pretentious. Different for the sake of being different. I will keep on I don't get it. It strikes me as being cold and somewhat pretentious. Different for the sake of being different. I will keep on listening to it hoping it will grow on me, but I suspect it is a case of the Emperor has no clothes… Expand
  8. ThomG
    May 21, 2007
    0
    It is pretty much flawless, expressing the type of music any computer could create. Too bad there isn't any soul in the album. It is pretty much flawless, expressing the type of music any computer could create. Too bad there isn't any soul in the album. Don't be expecting any life to jump from the plastic of this compact.… Expand

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#13 Best Album of 2007
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#23 Most Discussed Album of 2007
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