Piano Ombre
by François & the Atlas Mountains
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Mar 17, 2014
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Mar 21, 2014
    90
    It is consistently fresh, inventive and beguiling, showing a band surely at the summit of their powers.
  2. The 405
    Mar 21, 2014
    80
    Piano Ombre proves that by being romantic, intimate and even forward-looking in the way the album positively addresses difficult times.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 21, 2014
    80
    It’s not that the album is particularly any shorter than any other album – clocking in at around 40 minutes--it’s that it’s so tightly-packed with such consistently good content and is so musically pithy, that you just can’t ever really get enough out of it.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Mar 21, 2014
    80
    A kaleidoscope of charming sounds.
  6. AllMusic
    Mar 21, 2014
    80
    If E Volo Love was his breakout, Piano Ombre should be the record that will truly resonate with fans.
  7. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 21, 2014
    70
    Dignified, confident and packed full of elevating song structures, Piano Ombre is an album many will find euphorically addictive.
  8. Q Magazine
    Mar 21, 2014
    60
    It's not ground-breaking, but Piano Ombre is a beautifully off-kilter record to lose yourself in. [Apr 2014, p.109]
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  9. Uncut
    Mar 21, 2014
    60
    The result is alternatively maddening and satisfying. [Apr 2014, p.74]
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