Sticky Wickets
by The Duckworth Lewis Method
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Jul 1, 2013
    80
    Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon and Pugwash’s Thomas Walsh strike another fine balance between cricket’s arcane specifics and its universal metaphors in cucumber-crisp batches of catch-all pastiche-pop.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Jun 28, 2013
    80
    The follow-on to their beloved titular 2009 debut finds Duckworth and Lewis exploring further aspects of the beautiful game, from its amateur enjoyability and levelling qualities to the euphonious variety of its argot.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    Jun 27, 2013
    80
    Cricket and rock music have a long history, and at points it all gets a bit glamorous. Sticky Wickets isn’t concerned with those though: it takes the thinga that makes the loner, the geek, the loser, the tragic feel all warm and fuzzy, and then makes that sound like ELO. And nothing this year has made me feel happier than that.
  5. The Guardian
    Jun 27, 2013
    80
    These ELO/10cc-style mid-tempo rockers step up to the crease with the languid confidence of a suitably refreshed Australian batsman ready to hit the ball out of the ground.
  6. The Quietus
    Jul 12, 2013
    70
    Sticky Wickets dispels any thoughts or concerns that this is merely a novelty act and while not as instant as their debut, repeated listens definitely provide equal rewards.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 3, 2013
    70
    Love the way cricket brings out people’s most eccentric traits? Then love this.
  8. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 27, 2013
    70
    It’s impossible to listen to Sticky Wickets without amusement, but on occasion the procession of guests and parade of pastiches threaten to encroach into “novelty” territory.
  9. musicOMH.com
    Jun 27, 2013
    70
    Once again, they have come up with a lovingly crafted tribute to the idiosyncrasies of England’s summer sport, and those who approach it as a bit of harmless fun will be humming these songs with a smile on their face at least until the final ball of the Ashes series is bowled.
  10. Mojo
    Jul 10, 2013
    60
    Walsh's facility for approximating his soft-rock heroes is impressive; likewise DLM's sensitivity to the sport's uniquely philosophical undertow. [Aug 2013, p.89]
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  11. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 1, 2013
    60
    It's all a bit silly but fond and well intentioned.

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