My Mind Makes Noises
by Pale Waves
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
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  1. giaghez
    Sep 14, 2018
    8
    It's like 80's pop and modern indie-rock get into a beautiful car crash while they're going to the prom. So the creature that emerges from this formula is the singer ghost of an emo-past.
    Beautiful debut album, I only wish they can grow both sonically and vocally cause the songs start blending one into each other at some point. Which it could be because it's a debut album and they were    It's like 80's pop and modern indie-rock get into a beautiful car crash while they're going to the prom. So the creature that emerges from this formula is the singer ghost of an emo-past.
    Beautiful debut album, I only wish they can grow both sonically and vocally cause the songs start blending one into each other at some point. Which it could be because it's a debut album and they were able to create their own sound, but in the other case it could be just a sort of music-formula that create a sense of one-trick pony.    … Expand

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. No Ripcord
    Oct 19, 2018
    30
    Their style fits in between Chvrches and Taylor Swift’s 1989, though not up to that level of craft. Interesting moments, like the echoing guitar of There’s A Honey or the finger-snap rhythm of Loveless Girl, are drowned out by overstuffed songs with unmemorable melodies.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 24, 2018
    80
    Given that it documents a romantic life that’s apparently hurtling out of control, My Mind Makes Noises makes for a remarkably trim and measured collection of songs. Both hands are on the wheel, and this album will crank things up a gear for Pale Waves.
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  3. Clash Music
    Sep 19, 2018
    70
    Battle-hardened by lengthy tours across the land and beyond, Pale Waves bring that energy into the studio on a crisp, effervescent debut LP.
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