So Much (For) Stardust
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  • Summary: The eighth full-length studio release from Fall Out Boy was produced by Neal Avron.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. DIY Magazine
    Mar 23, 2023
    90
    An album that exudes charm and euphoria, while still very much being Fall Out Boy’s DNA, ‘So Much (For) Stardust’ is a real joy.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 27, 2023
    84
    The raw energy and occasionally questionable anger of their early years has nicely matured into a confidence and consistency that they've never had before, a diverse set of songs which feels more than the sum of its parts thanks to the band's locked-in chemistry with their longtime producer.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 23, 2023
    80
    It’s an album brimming with audacious leaps, and they land most of them.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 23, 2023
    80
    So Much (For) Stardust’s main takeaway is the palpable, radiating carefree joy.
  5. Kerrang!
    Mar 24, 2023
    80
    So Much (For) Stardust does have a foot in a past FOB, but where they're taking you is somewhere you weren't expecting, and it's equally welcome. Just as importantly, they sound like Fall Out Boy again.
  6. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 4, 2023
    70
    Its best moments veer away into austere orchestral grandeur: the title track is fittingly climactic and Love From The Other Side resembles a civilisation tunefully collapsing. [May 2023, p.77]
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  7. The Telegraph (UK)
    Mar 24, 2023
    60
    When Fall Out Boy are in top gear, they’re timeless: if only this whole album had cut some of the filler, it could have been a stellar return to form.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. lemgrisz
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    I would describe this album as stargazing on the beach at night, accompanied by the soft crashing of waves with someone you haven't seen in aI would describe this album as stargazing on the beach at night, accompanied by the soft crashing of waves with someone you haven't seen in a long time but they just came back, you both are just lying down and gazing up, thinking about the ever expanding skies above you and how you wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world right now, everything just feels right and you want to savor the moment. I wouldn't say it is a return to form, they have developed over the years and now create with all their past experiences, from their pop punk roots pre 2008 to experimental dance of 2018's Mania, So Much (for) Stardust is the culmination of their unique sound, lovingly wrapped for all to unfold, sprinkled with stardust from days ahead and sprayed with a timeless perfume you used to know.… Expand
  2. post-boredom
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    gotta be my favourite fob album of all time. i honestly love everything about it (except the cover art maybe but who cares). all in all thisgotta be my favourite fob album of all time. i honestly love everything about it (except the cover art maybe but who cares). all in all this is perfection from start to finish - musically, lyrically and production-wise (shout out to Neal Avron, you are a legend!)… Expand
  4. RageAndGrace
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    I think calling So Much (For) Stardust a backpedal or a nostalgia bait is selling it way too short. It takes the 2000s Fall Out Boy formula,I think calling So Much (For) Stardust a backpedal or a nostalgia bait is selling it way too short. It takes the 2000s Fall Out Boy formula, which was already working wonders, irons out all of the kinks, and does so much more than it ever did. The sometimes awkward lyrics are outdone completely, with every song on So Much (For) Stardust being amazing lyrically. The range of styles is also way broader than it ever was, from the admittedly nostalgic Love from the Other Side, to the Soul Punk big-band-style What a Time to Be Alive, to the careless So Good Right Now that sounds like an early 90s one-hit wonder. The wavering qualities of a band as unstable as late 00s FOB is replaced by pure confidence on every track. And, of course, it's now ten times more emotional, and with ten times more orchestral backing tracks, which is always a huge improvement. It's not an imitation, it's not a derivation, it's FOB at their all-time best.

    Favourites: Flu Game, So Much (For) Stardust, Heaven Iowa    … Expand
  5. Shazalia
    Mar 30, 2023
    9
    Fall Out Boy is back. Haven’t been this impressed with a record of theirs since my personal favourite, Folie à Deux. Save Rock and Roll andFall Out Boy is back. Haven’t been this impressed with a record of theirs since my personal favourite, Folie à Deux. Save Rock and Roll and American Beauty/ American Psycho were serviceable albums, and after the disappointment of Mania, this is a welcome return to form. Highly recommended.… Expand
  6. TcFalcon
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    If you, like me, thought that Folie A Deux was an underrated classic, this is the album you’ve been waiting for.
  7. michelleisntemo
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    I don't feel like this is a return to form for them at all. It felt more like them reinventing themselves yet again to produce a wonderful,I don't feel like this is a return to form for them at all. It felt more like them reinventing themselves yet again to produce a wonderful, emotional and cinematic record that was made with a lot of love. One of my new favs by them for sure!… Expand
  8. Prettymuchavera
    Mar 24, 2023
    6
    I listen to the song a few times and only liked 6 out of 11 songs (I'm not including the speeches). I couldn't stand some of the choruses inI listen to the song a few times and only liked 6 out of 11 songs (I'm not including the speeches). I couldn't stand some of the choruses in some songs, they come off as repetitive but the songs that I do like are bangers.… Expand

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