St. Catherine
by Ducktails
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2015
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. PopMatters
    Jul 29, 2015
    60
    In spite of improving on his past few records, Mondanile goes back to writing a technically sound and agreeable effort that falls back on familiar concepts.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Jul 29, 2015
    60
    Mondanile's side project, Ducktails, has typically offered him space to explore more abstract guitar moods, but his latest album refines that sprawl with more concise songwriting.
  3. Exclaim
    Jul 29, 2015
    60
    Ducktails have an expert ability to create a dreamlike sound; hopefully, the next record will be bolstered by a few more memorable songs to make it a dream worth remembering.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 16, 2015
    60
    St Catherine’s surface may be polished to perfection, but much of what’s underneath feels hollow.
  6. Uncut
    Jul 16, 2015
    60
    Most of these songs remain too simple to bear the weight if their fuller, more conventional arrangements. As a result, St. Catherine often feels stodgy. [Aug 2015, p.73]
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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. agoverningfrost
    Jul 26, 2015
    7
    I wouldn't call it Mondanile's best work under the moniker Ducktails. The Flower Lane seems fresh compared to this new effort. Although by noI wouldn't call it Mondanile's best work under the moniker Ducktails. The Flower Lane seems fresh compared to this new effort. Although by no means it's an average album, it's quite the adventure and definitely more soothing than TFL. St. Catherine does its job, just not as well as expected.… Full Review »
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