Monsters Exist
by Orbital
  • Record Label: ACP
  • Release Date: Sep 14, 2018
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
Buy Now
Buy on
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Sep 21, 2018
    80
    Overall, there’s as much room for the head explodeGIF in Monsters Exist; as there is in a WhatsApp group-chat post philosophy lecture.
  2. PopMatters
    Sep 12, 2018
    80
    With just nine tracks, Orbital once again prove that their chosen genre of music need not be so devoid of emotion or variety, and why they, despite the time off, continue to remain at the top of a heap heavily populated with copycats.
  3. Uncut
    Sep 4, 2018
    80
    The cumulative effect is upbeat jubilation. [Oct 2018, p.30]
    All this publication's reviews
  5. AllMusic
    Sep 12, 2018
    70
    Monsters Exist retains several hallmarks of the classic Orbital sound, but it isn't an album for '90s rave nostalgia purists pining for another "Belfast" or "Halcyon." Instead, it continues their tradition of making forward-thinking albums which reflect the present but glance excitedly, cautiously, and fearlessly into the future.

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Sin909303
    Jul 7, 2019
    8
    Tiny Foldable Cities....it's a masterpiece...a la Style u know....and Phuk's very good too....And most other tracks like Buried Deep andTiny Foldable Cities....it's a masterpiece...a la Style u know....and Phuk's very good too....And most other tracks like Buried Deep and Vision One are good too...but wayyy tooo short!!!That's the thing that's a bit annoying for me , once i get into it....most tracks are dropping me from like 30000 fts in the sky. Quite frustrating. I still rate it an 8 out of ten because what good is Very good...and the rest well ,it's certainly not BAD.… Full Review »
  2. kingrowla
    Feb 20, 2019
    3
    Lazily produced album where it sounds like it was made in a couple days. IMO Blue Album was their last respectable piece.
See all user reviews »