Pain Killer
by Little Big Town
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2014
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Country Weekly
    Oct 27, 2014
    83
    A collection that plays into the group’s rock sensibilities without any loss of identity.
  2. The New York Times
    Nov 3, 2014
    80
    Streamlining its roots-minded harmonies and delivering them with new, lean muscle, making for its best album yet, one of the signature country releases of the year.
  3. Boston Globe
    Oct 28, 2014
    80
    The aptly named album is all killer, no filler.
  5. AllMusic
    Oct 27, 2014
    80
    A record with an expansive world-view delivered with a kinetic kick and infallible melodies, a record that gives no indication of where it's going upon first listen but remains compelling upon further spins, after all the dazzle dissipates and Little Big Town's craft shines through.
  6. Billboard.com
    Oct 27, 2014
    80
    Pain Killer is an in-your-face album with rock bombast, though there's enough occasional twang here to keep the country traditionalists happy.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Oct 27, 2014
    75
    As freaky as the production gets, Little Big Town’s crystalline vocals (and sturdy structures by Nashville’s craftiest songwriters) keep the music approachable, even tidy; it’s always heading toward a catchy chorus.

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AnalyDewa
    May 1, 2015
    10
    Comparados ao Fleetwood Mac não somente por um par dos integrantes serem casados um com outro e por suas harmonias exuberantes de quatroComparados ao Fleetwood Mac não somente por um par dos integrantes serem casados um com outro e por suas harmonias exuberantes de quatro integrantes, o grupo vocal vem com um delicioso álbum, que não deixa nada a desejar às comparações. Trazendo um álbum totalmente eclético, divertido, maduro e que difere de seus discos anteriores, Little Big Town não se deixa levar pelas tendências de rádios de seus companheiros do gênero country, ''Pain Killer'' cava fundo em suas próprias influências e dita o quais serão os próximos hits das paradas country com completa autenticidade. Previsibilidade é uma palavra que passa longe de ''Pain Killer'', em cada faixa do álbum, há uma individual oportunidade e um novo flerte, passeando por gêneros, transformando o disco em um verdadeiro crossover.… Full Review »
  2. joyel1992
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    One of the best country album Ive heard in a while.. lately i was very impressed with the song Smoking n Drinking in Miranda Lambert's albumOne of the best country album Ive heard in a while.. lately i was very impressed with the song Smoking n Drinking in Miranda Lambert's album platinum which caught my ear, had to take a look at this album. It was totally worth it.

    Standouts - Day Drinking, Tumble & Fall, Pain Killer, Faster Gun, Live Forever    … Full Review »
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