• Record Label: Sire
  • Release Date: Oct 4, 2011
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Oct 6, 2011
    10
    This is Andrew's best album yet. There is a nice blend of pop piano songs that remind you of the Transit album. Songs like Amy, I and Hostage are nice additions as well.
  2. Sep 17, 2013
    7
    The most generic Jack's Mannequin album to date attempts in marginally noticeable way to attempt to go back to the sound of Everything in Transit with a moderate amount of success. A good, not great, album.
  3. Oct 4, 2013
    10
    This album defines "music". The generic mainstream electronic garbage filled with auto-tuned freaks can go to hell. Main highlights of this album would have to be "Amy I","People Running" and one of the bonus tracks: "Broken Bird".
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66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Dec 8, 2011
    70
    Once just another also ran in a genre destined for obscurity, Jack's Mannequin have moved out of the emo ghetto and settled in nicely into a nice indie rock neighborhood.
  2. Oct 31, 2011
    40
    While the mundane nature of everyday life can be fertile for songwriting material, here the album sounds mundane in all the wrong ways.
  3. Oct 27, 2011
    70
    The more expansive arrangements suit McMahon's hyper-expressive singing, especially on a handful of cuts ("My Racing Thoughts," "Platform Fire") with keyboards by veteran session player Patrick Warren. But occasionally they make McMahon's songwriting feel less distinct than it has in the past.