No One Is Lost
by Stars
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Oct 14, 2014
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Magnet
    Nov 12, 2014
    85
    No One Is Lost features some of the band's richest melodies, not to mention some of its heaviest grooves. [No. 115, p.60]
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  2. Q Magazine
    Dec 8, 2014
    80
    No One Is Lost is the closest they've come to fulfilling their potential. [Jan 2015, p.132]
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  3. Uncut
    Nov 11, 2014
    80
    No One Is Lost does what Stars do: uplifting songs with catchy hooks and gorgeous arrangements. [Dec 2014, p.80]
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  5. AllMusic
    Oct 13, 2014
    80
    However they dress up their music, it remains easy to connect with and this album proves it.
  6. NOW Magazine
    Oct 13, 2014
    80
    No One Is Lost is the best kind of pop music: the universal made intimate (and vice-versa), one note at a time.
  7. Under The Radar
    Nov 7, 2014
    75
    Instead of escaping for three and a half minutes, Torquil Campbell and Amy Milan take turns addressing, to the best of their ability, the tension created by such beauty and ashes around us. The real triumph of No One Is Lost is how Stars seems to carry such substance while on roller skates.
  8. Exclaim
    Oct 13, 2014
    70
    Seven albums in, Stars may not have very much left in the way of surprises, but the subtle pleasures of these songs offer considerable rewards to those of us who have stuck with them.
  9. Consequence
    Oct 15, 2014
    67
    It takes a slight adjustment to get used to their new dance direction, but it’s worth the shift.
  10. musicOMH.com
    Nov 3, 2014
    60
    No One Is Lost isn’t a bad record: most of its songs are put together with care and the results are highly listenable. It’s just a shame the band seemed to lose their nerve in its execution.
  11. PopMatters
    Oct 22, 2014
    60
    The entire disc is pleasing to listen to even if a great majority of its hooks can’t be recalled less than an hour after the closing title track finishes playing.
  12. Pitchfork
    Oct 13, 2014
    58
    When No One Is Lost tries to blend in with the youth, Stars sound like professors rather than participants.
  13. The 405
    Nov 3, 2014
    55
    Perhaps the reason for the feeling of emptiness at the well-meaning heart of No One is Lost is in its striking over-familiarity.
  14. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 4, 2014
    50
    Stars still occupy a unique position in the pantheon of the last 15 years of indie rock, but with every No One Is Lost that goes by, they look a little less likely to pull off another Set Yourself on Fire.

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User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. puffin
    Oct 17, 2014
    8
    I've stuck with Stars through each of their albums and I found this entry above and beyond a lot of their work. Fantastic album that upholdsI've stuck with Stars through each of their albums and I found this entry above and beyond a lot of their work. Fantastic album that upholds the reliability of the band and (as always) has the ability to capture emotions and moments in a way I find no other act can.… Full Review »
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