The Family Myth
by Tangiers
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    70
    The band's third record is consistent, but that also means that there's no standout song that can bring these guys into the limelight.
  2. Alternative Press
    70
    An upbeat garage-pop act who are never cloying. [Dec 2005, p.204]
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  3. Pitchfork
    77
    Not to malign their previous catalog, which certainly trumps most of today's post-punk regurgitates, but Family Myth proves fewer studio tricks lead to tighter songwriting.
  5. PopMatters
    80
    Capturing a combination of beauty and dread, the fright of the everyday, this album is irresistible fodder for rainy Saturday afternoons.
  6. Prefix Magazine
    80
    A curiously good time from beginning to end.
  7. Urb
    80
    It's Josh Reichmann and James Sayce's glam-shaded and '60s pop-tinged songwriting that really makes this record cook. [Dec 2005, p.105]
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  8. Magnet
    80
    Tangiers' sound has... evolved from its early, Stones-heavy incarnation into something approximating Interpol as backed by the E Street Band. [#70, p.110]
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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Luke
    Jul 1, 2006
    8
    Kicks the shit out of the last 2 Strokes records.
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