• Record Label: Wagram
  • Release Date: Feb 10, 2015
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Feb 13, 2015
    80
    With Shake, Shook, Shaken, we get an album that has never sounded truer to The Dø’s strengths as a band.
  2. 80
    The change has done them good.
  3. Uncut
    Jan 23, 2015
    80
    It's a risky move [a change in sound] that has nonetheless reaped rewards. [Feb 2015, p.77]
  4. Jan 23, 2015
    80
    Though the album loses a little focus after its near-flawless first half, Shake Shook Shaken is the Dø's finest work yet and a pointed and poignant document of change and its aftermath.
  5. Jan 27, 2015
    75
    Shake Shook Shaken rocks with an infectious confidence as they brim with a determination to survive.
  6. Feb 9, 2015
    70
    Shake Shook Shaken may not be an unqualified success, but it certainly does what its predecessors couldn’t--it marks out The Dø as real contenders to keep your eye on.
  7. 70
    It feels like a debut record in the sense that they’re trying to do so many new things without 100% confidence, but also like a good debut record, it makes you massively excited for the future.
  8. Mojo
    Feb 13, 2015
    60
    On the whole, they succeed by taking a careful layered approach. [Mar 2014, p.100]
  9. Q Magazine
    Jan 23, 2015
    60
    Unfortunately, there's nothing else that come close to matching its opening statement. [Feb 2015, p.106]
  10. Jan 23, 2015
    58
    ["Trustful Hands" is] an obvious standout, the track succeeds at melding the duo’s earthy past with its streamlined present. If only the rest of Shake Shook Shaken combined The Dø’s left and right brain as seamlessly.
  11. Jan 29, 2015
    50
    [Olivia Merilahti's] talent is mostly wasted, though, as the album's highlights (including sparkling lead single "Despair, Hangover and Ecstasy") simply can't justify the bland, overdone sound proliferating most of the tracklist.
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. May 30, 2016
    7
    This albums is such a breath of fresh air. I think it's even better than Both ways open jaws. The songs like Keep your lips sealed, sparks,This albums is such a breath of fresh air. I think it's even better than Both ways open jaws. The songs like Keep your lips sealed, sparks, anita no!, opposite ways is best on albums. Olivia's voice in this album is just great! I love lyrics of almost all songs. Full Review »