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Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

  • Summary: The first new studio release in six years for the experimental pop artist was written and recorded in his Minnesota home.
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  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Nov 8, 2017
    90
    With Screen Memories, Maus once again welcomes all that dare enter into his all-consuming, oddball world.
  2. Oct 26, 2017
    86
    At a little under 40 minutes, Screen Memories is a concise LP with few faults. Its sequencing brings out the variety on offer.
  3. Mojo
    Oct 25, 2017
    80
    A singular voice, in more ways than one. [Dev 2017, p.90]
  4. Nov 21, 2017
    80
    By committing to one idea Maus has found a focal point around which to craft his own musical identity.
  5. Oct 26, 2017
    70
    The album continues in typically strange style. However, despite the lack of musical progression, for some reason Screen Memories sounds, whisper it, on trend.
  6. Nov 15, 2017
    70
    A common pattern on this record? A feeling of positivity and amusement that shines through in almost every song, while still preserving a solemn mood.
  7. Oct 25, 2017
    60
    It’s disorienting and congealing at the same time, so it’s very ‘John Maus’, as in it is simple but oh so complicated.

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