Owl John
by Owl John
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 4, 2014
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. ctspectator
    Aug 4, 2014
    6
    The debut album from Owl John, a side project from Frightened Rabbit's front man Scott Hutchison, sounds more like a group of ideas that could form cuts from Frightened Rabbit's Pedestrian Verse rather than merit a new side project. Besides Hutchison's vocal style, some of his hooks and usual self loathing lyrics, the album musically lacks continuity between tracks and feels like it isThe debut album from Owl John, a side project from Frightened Rabbit's front man Scott Hutchison, sounds more like a group of ideas that could form cuts from Frightened Rabbit's Pedestrian Verse rather than merit a new side project. Besides Hutchison's vocal style, some of his hooks and usual self loathing lyrics, the album musically lacks continuity between tracks and feels like it is wandering into a rather boring direction instead of being a cohesive unit and culminating into any new thought.… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Mojo
    Sep 12, 2014
    80
    The immediacy and bare-wire fizz suit his lyrical candour. [Oct 2014, p.96]
  2. Under The Radar
    Sep 5, 2014
    75
    While similar extra-curricular efforts tend to do little more than appease a frontman's runaway ego, Owl John is the sound of Scott Hutchison returning to his roots. [Sep/Oct 2014, p.78]
  3. Q Magazine
    Sep 3, 2014
    60
    It's when Hutchison's sinister demeanor matches the darkness of the music that Owl John works best. [Oct 2014, p.116]
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