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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jul 2, 2014
    80
    Easily his best work since Babylon's ubiquity. [Aug 2014, p.106]
  2. Jun 17, 2014
    80
    Grey remains a subtle songwriter, but these songs are direct and often slyly hooky, which means Mutineers makes a striking initial impact then seeps in deeply.
  3. Jun 17, 2014
    80
    He still flashes his intellect--two songs are inspired by poets--but most of the album reveals a romantic and spiritual bliss that feels just as good as it sounds.
  4. Uncut
    Jun 17, 2014
    80
    Ultimately, the changes are subtle rather than profound and Gray still sounds like he's been nailed to a cross--which will no doubt come as a relief to loyal fans. [Jul 2014, p.74]
  5. Mojo
    Jul 24, 2014
    60
    The title track is a thunderous grower with a tribal, kick-ass epiphany. And then...it's one mediocre ballad after another. [Jul 2014, p.91]
  6. Jun 26, 2014
    60
    While Mutineers doesn't totally shatter preconceptions, there's a rare comfort in hearing an artist in pursuit of joy; and unlike the throng of relatively inoffensive twentysomething singer-songwriters littering the charts, Gray's songs have a timeworn quality that's far more charismatic.
  7. 60
    The high bar he has set with a tremendous back catalog makes us yearn for just a bit more out of Mutineers.
  8. Jun 17, 2014
    60
    It's curious: The more the singer is subsumed, the more engaging he sounds.
  9. Jun 25, 2014
    50
    This is a worthwhile purchase for any David Gray fans, but for everyone else the world just keeps on turning.

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