POP ETC
by POP ETC
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
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  1. Beats Per Minute
    Jun 18, 2012
    35
    [The songs'] punchiness and repetitiveness can quickly get on one's nerves, depending on your disposition.
  2. Consequence
    Jun 18, 2012
    30
    Rather than bursting forth with something new and unique, they wind up rehashing stale sounds and leaving the listener with an entirely unmemorable experience.
  3. Pitchfork
    Jun 28, 2012
    25
    Is the band's self-titled album under the new moniker a brave change-up? Sure. Is it any good? Not even a little.

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4.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. Cableline
    Jun 23, 2012
    6
    The first sound you hear on the opening track of POP ETC
  2. icunn
    Jul 25, 2012
    3
    The Morning Benders were fantastic. Big Echo was one of my favorite albums of 2010 with an incredibly smooth and coherent sound. Each trackThe Morning Benders were fantastic. Big Echo was one of my favorite albums of 2010 with an incredibly smooth and coherent sound. Each track was pop gold. When they covered "Last Nite" on Stereogum's 2011 "Stroked: A Tribute to Is This It," I was extremely excited at the new - heavier electronic - direction in which The Morning Benders were moving. They were at a crossroad with tons of opportunity in front of them. Unfortunately, with their change in name the band seems to have decided to abandon all their history and start from scratch. In my opinion, this was a horrible mistake as POP ETC falls short of The Morning Bends in every way.… Full Review »
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