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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Canadian post-punk band was produced by Nicolas Vernhes.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Feb 12, 2018
    100
    Room remains Ought’s most beautiful--yes, beautiful--album to date.
  2. Feb 16, 2018
    84
    It’s post-punk theatre through and through, full of bright colours and left turns, with enough returning cast members to keep the old heads in their seats (“bring back the old Ought!”).
  3. Mojo
    Jan 31, 2018
    80
    An album of quite magnificent mardiness. [Mar 2018, p.94]
  4. Mar 2, 2018
    80
    Some might say that Room Inside the World is too far removed from the manic proto-punk stylings of Today More Than Any Other Day or the barrage of organized noise that was Sun Coming Down, but this reviewer is of the opinion that those were building blocks that still exist in the final structure of this new album. It's just that the ways in which they support this new structure might not be what anyone expected, but the unexpected, in this case, is a pretty damn good surprise.
  5. Feb 16, 2018
    75
    Room Inside the World is a trove of art-rock and post-punk. Always leaving the listener quite unsure of its potential, it cements Ought’s reputation as an exciting band perfectly capable of evolution and reinvention.
  6. Mar 26, 2018
    70
    The album is strong but is a marked change in direction, nonetheless.
  7. Jan 31, 2018
    60
    An album precision-pitched between angst and optimism, tension and release.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. May 17, 2020
    10
    This album is one of those rare treats, where every song has that capability of being your favorite track, depending on which day of the weekThis album is one of those rare treats, where every song has that capability of being your favorite track, depending on which day of the week it is.
    It can be played on repeat, without incident.
    As with many great albums, it takes several listens for some tracks to fully develop and take shape for the listener.
    But these are mixed in with some more accessible, but no less brilliant, tracks.
    Their influences still show sometimes, but are much less pronounced, as the band comes into their own sound more than ever.
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  2. Feb 20, 2018
    8
    Ought's new Album is beautiful.

    Very nice catchy art-rock/post-punk vibes that make an album full of very beautiful texturized vocal
    Ought's new Album is beautiful.

    Very nice catchy art-rock/post-punk vibes that make an album full of very beautiful texturized vocal melodies and guitar rhythms. It actually very much reminds me of The Magnetic Feels meets Iceage and they decided to create an album inspired by Talk Talk. Its great!!

    It's a shame this one seems to be sipping through the cracks...do yourself a favour and check it out!
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