Mothers
by Swim Deep
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Sep 18, 2015
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. WolfLambert
    Oct 7, 2015
    9
    Swim Deep's first album had some good tracks but was pretty underwhelming compared to how promising its early singles were. That all changes here. Mothers is far from a sophomore slump and will probably end up in my top 10 favourite albums of the year — the mix of indie pop rock and acid house is really addictive and some of the real masterpieces on here, like Green Conduit and especiallySwim Deep's first album had some good tracks but was pretty underwhelming compared to how promising its early singles were. That all changes here. Mothers is far from a sophomore slump and will probably end up in my top 10 favourite albums of the year — the mix of indie pop rock and acid house is really addictive and some of the real masterpieces on here, like Green Conduit and especially Fueiho Boogie (best track they have ever made by far) make this damn near perfect. Even the more straightforward pop jams (like Namaste and to some extent To My Brother) are really solid, with some great basslines as well. A spectacular album, check this out.… Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    Oct 2, 2015
    80
    In the end, there's something amusingly kooky and undeniably likable about a band that can evoke both the acid house, Rolling Stones spirituality of a band like Primal Scream just as it can, perhaps unintentionally, summon the ghost of early-'90s Duran Duran.
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  2. DIY Magazine
    Oct 2, 2015
    100
    More than one kitchen sink has been proudly gafer-taped to their musical fun bus; every idea--however half-formed--integrated with complete confidence. Delivered with the swagger of someone who’s just half-inched Joseph’s Technicolor Dreamcoat, it works spectacularly.
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  3. The Guardian
    Oct 1, 2015
    80
    It’s a playful and boldly curious return.
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