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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length studio release for the Australian trio was produced by Stuart Price.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. 85
    The Glow isn’t just another album in the band’s discography. It sounds like a coming of age, an album that is limitless in its imagination and one that defies genre limitations.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 8, 2020
    80
    DMA's aspirations here are elite-class: Life Is A Game Of Changing channels New Order circa Republic, while Silver evokes peak-period Verve's reassuringly expensive shuffle. [Aug 2020, p.107]
  3. A bold step forward that sees DMA’s coming into their own, it’s a two-fingered salute to anyone that sneers at the idea of trying something new.
  4. Uncut
    Jul 8, 2020
    70
    DMA's showcase their ever-evolving chops as they continue to appropriate the sounds of '90s/early Y2K bands such as Oasis, Stone Roses and Doves. [Aug 2020, p.29]
  5. Jul 23, 2020
    70
    They're still mockingbirds, but what once felt derivative is now inching closer to vital.
  6. Jul 10, 2020
    70
    On the evidence of The Glow, DMA’s are more than ready to stand on their own feet, with a sell-out show at the Brixton Academy having already confirmed. Welcome to the party.
  7. Jul 10, 2020
    50
    The Glow has some pretty good songs trying to peek out of the morass.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Jul 11, 2020
    10
    Perfect! love the new sound and diversity! great songwriting! anthems that will make you laugh cry think and get emotional
  2. Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Worthies (10/11):
    - Never Before
    - The Glow - Silver - Life Is a Game of Changing - Criminals - Strangers - Hello Girlfriend -
    Worthies (10/11):
    - Never Before
    - The Glow
    - Silver
    - Life Is a Game of Changing
    - Criminals
    - Strangers
    - Hello Girlfriend
    - Appointment
    - Round & Around
    - Cobracaine
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