Shiver
by Jónsi
  • Record Label: Krunk
  • Release Date: Oct 2, 2020
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
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  1. Yourmumsbills
    Oct 7, 2020
    2
    i've been a huge Sigur Ros fan for years and i've loved most things Jonsi has been involved with. His previous solo record wasn't great but it was still very good, and the work he did with his partner in Riceboy sleeps had some wonderful highlights. This record sadly, is mostly awful. there are a couple of ok songs here but on the whole It sounds like someone desperately trying to appeali've been a huge Sigur Ros fan for years and i've loved most things Jonsi has been involved with. His previous solo record wasn't great but it was still very good, and the work he did with his partner in Riceboy sleeps had some wonderful highlights. This record sadly, is mostly awful. there are a couple of ok songs here but on the whole It sounds like someone desperately trying to appeal to the millennial generation. The horrible effects and pitch shifted vocals are just painful to listen to, and wholly unnecessary for a man who has such an incredible voice. To be frank this record sounds like every other horrible disposable pop record aimed at the tastes of 13 year old girls.… Expand
  2. Dm2
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    It's amazing álbum. I can't leave of listen the songs. They are one the best girl group of the moment
  3. shoeletariat
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    Easily one of the best records of 2020. Completely stuffed with incredible songs and production, I have literally no idea what Pitchfork was smoking when they gave this a 5.5. It's honestly offensive. This is emotionally moving and uptempo enough for my boyfriend to listen to, which almost never happens. Ya'll gave good scores to Sufjan's Ascension then ignored this record when it'sEasily one of the best records of 2020. Completely stuffed with incredible songs and production, I have literally no idea what Pitchfork was smoking when they gave this a 5.5. It's honestly offensive. This is emotionally moving and uptempo enough for my boyfriend to listen to, which almost never happens. Ya'll gave good scores to Sufjan's Ascension then ignored this record when it's basically the good version of that record. Get your ears checked, critics.… Expand
  4. ashralyx
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    I love the album!
    I love the album!
    I love the album!
    I love the album!
    I love the album!
    I love the album!
  5. yeehagustib
    Oct 2, 2020
    3
    overall a “meh”. some highlights but still its a disconnected work and it made me think i would be able completely to live without this album, issue that wasn’t the same in other masterpieces launched this year as Fiona Apple’s “Fetch the Bolt Cutters”.
  6. AaronOvedur
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    Both Jonsi and A.G.Cook's best work, and likely the best album of the year! Jonsi's vocals here are absolutely visceral, and the production is abstract, avantgarde, and tasteful. There are plenty of somber songs for die hard Jonsi/Sigur Ros fans, as well as some crazy abrasive ones for those who are itching for something a little more experimental! 10/10
  7. NickU
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    One of the 2020 best album if not THE BEST! I love it so much. Jónsi and A.G. Cook's collaboration has worked out so good! would love to see them together in more colabs.

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Oct 26, 2020
    46
    Given Jónsi’s past solo releases and Sigur Rós’s discography, Shiver should have been much better than it turned out. While not a complete trainwreck, it disappointingly features a minimum of the signature greatness listeners have come to expect.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Oct 21, 2020
    55
    The parts of Shiver that strain to be fun and fresh can’t seem to break orbit from the grandiose mass of Sigur Rós, and the album leaves a sense of oppressive profundity in its bulky wake.
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    Oct 13, 2020
    60
    Jónsi plays with orchestral beauty and flirts with pop, and ends up somewhere in between, fascinating and inscrutable.
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