Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Mar 1, 2019
    90
    Moves the bar considerably higher from their brilliant debut album of 2017 Come Play the Trees.
  2. 80
    Snapped Ankles make music to soundtrack the apocalypse, and you can’t help simply sitting and enjoying the ride.
  3. Feb 28, 2019
    80
    While the heavy beats and hooky vocals guarantee fruitful foot-tapping rewards, there’s also an abundance of obnoxious sound effects lurking around every corner. Snapped Ankles revel in this kind of chaos, though, so as far as they’re concerned, it’s mission accomplished.
  4. Feb 28, 2019
    80
    With Stunning Luxury, Snapped Ankles have achieved that rarest feat, a stridently political album that loses neither its sense of humour nor its capacity for bangers.
  5. Apr 1, 2019
    70
    Like many of the finer things in life, this is strange, unique, and consistently interesting. Grab the record then get a ticket to the show and dance your branches off.
  6. Uncut
    Feb 28, 2019
    70
    They've expanded on their debut's Goat/Can homage, opting for a rawer sound that leans on funk-charged bass throbs and wildly oscillating synths. [Apr 2019, p.36]
  7. Mojo
    Feb 28, 2019
    60
    Far from punching predictable button, these reconstructed mischief-makers excel when locking electro horns with primal motorik grooves. [Apr 2019, p.94]
  8. Feb 28, 2019
    60
    Snapped Ankles' wild eyed formula is better taken in one song at a time, as sitting through the entire album can quickly exhaust the senses. Even though Stunning Luxury is an overwhelming blur at times, small doses of its feral excitement can be infectious and even catchy in their own surreal way.
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Jul 8, 2021
    9
    Expands upon their debut with cycling Krautrock rhythms and infectious energy