Only Run
by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. PopMatters
    Jun 10, 2014
    80
    Above all else, Only Run feels full of this type of energy, the desperation and freedom of needing to prove yourself again.
  2. Clash Music
    Jun 5, 2014
    80
    On the whole this is clever, electronically-infused rock that showcases Ounsworth’s songwriting chops.
  3. AllMusic
    Jun 3, 2014
    80
    The result is an album of beautiful juxtapositions, steeped with poetic gravitas that nonetheless never fails soar.
  5. Under The Radar
    Aug 25, 2014
    75
    This notable progression with each release makes Only Run Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's most atmospherically accomplished album to date, boding well for the future of a band who could quite easily have stayed stuck in the mid-noughties indie rut.
  6. Filter
    Jun 10, 2014
    70
    Without the warm, human touch that made CYHSY’s previous releases so inviting, the ten (or really nine considering “Impossible Request” appears twice) tracks on Only Run feel cold and calculated.
  7. Spin
    Jun 4, 2014
    70
    Their most eccentric, diverse sounding record to date.
  8. American Songwriter
    Jun 3, 2014
    70
    If Only Run proves anything, it’s that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are still making music on their own terms--they just have the budget and freedom to pull it off with a little more flash.

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. andrewireland
    Jul 6, 2014
    9
    No sure what's doing with this one critically. it's clearly a major work and - like the new Jollie Holland - a sign that a new sureness mayNo sure what's doing with this one critically. it's clearly a major work and - like the new Jollie Holland - a sign that a new sureness may finally be emerging.… Full Review »
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