Paradise
by White Lung
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: May 6, 2016
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jun 6, 2016
    60
    There's a calculation to much of what's on offer here that undercuts all the other advancements. [#361, p.116]
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  2. Record Collector
    May 20, 2016
    60
    There’s an urgency to Paradise, with punishing drums and agitated guitars, but the band never quite embrace the obvious.
  3. Clash Music
    May 5, 2016
    60
    Unfortunately their laudable desire to sound like the future rather than the past seems to have backfired, leaving ‘Paradise' a crop of good ideas that wear quickly on the ears. On the plus side this overly polished sound might help convert at least a few godforsaken You Me at Six fans onto real punk (that is, if real punk will have them).
  5. The Skinny
    Apr 29, 2016
    60
    Paradise is a better pop record but less immediately fun than previous offerings.
  6. Under The Radar
    May 3, 2016
    40
    Paradise sounds contemporary in the worst way, instantly dated and likely soon forgotten by any new audience the band might find.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. proterospongia
    May 14, 2016
    8
    White Lung's previous record felt like a deep cut, but Paradise feels like a fatal blow to the head.

    Best Tracks: Dead Weight,    White Lung's previous record felt like a deep cut, but Paradise feels like a fatal blow to the head.

    Best Tracks: Dead Weight, Narcoleptic, Demented    … Full Review »
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