The Apple Drop
by Liars
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Aug 6, 2021
User Score
8.0

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
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  1. DiviDivi_LV
    Aug 10, 2021
    9
    This is my favorite Liars album. I'm listening it on repeat, and it's hard for me to stop, because it is such a beautiful music. Great job, Liars!
  2. jetbrown
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    This album is incredible. I've had it on repeat for a few days. This is pretty much my first dive into Liars. I'm hearing a lot of potential influences including The Cure, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Fever Ray, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. It's dark, discordant, paranoid, unsettling, menacing and cinematic. There's a lot going on here; a lot to dive into. The songwriting is superb, theThis album is incredible. I've had it on repeat for a few days. This is pretty much my first dive into Liars. I'm hearing a lot of potential influences including The Cure, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Fever Ray, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. It's dark, discordant, paranoid, unsettling, menacing and cinematic. There's a lot going on here; a lot to dive into. The songwriting is superb, the drumming is amazing. The keyboards sound sinister. Perfect soundtrack for 2020 part 3!… Expand

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76
#76 Best Album of 2021

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. No Ripcord
    Aug 10, 2021
    80
    He pushes his songs forward with just the right amount of old and new—all without losing his adventurous drive. He takes us into the darkest hallways of his mind with, ironically, a rejuvenated zest.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Aug 10, 2021
    78
    Everything here sounds tighter than before, with an emphasis on riffs and melody, allowing the experimental tendencies of Liars to take a step back for a moment. As a result, The Apple Drop will likely be labeled their ‘pop’ album, and that’ll be a justified assessment.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Aug 10, 2021
    76
    It could often pass for Nick Cave as produced by John Carpenter, which is the sort of gloss these Mute lifers usually repel, yet it’s striated with layers of their past and their characteristic strangeness. It’s the best thing Andrew has done in at least a decade.
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