The Golden Casket
by Modest Mouse
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Jun 25, 2021
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
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  1. Bruh8
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    My goodness this is terrible. From front to back the vocals, instrumentation and production managed to impress me by how horrendous they were. Especially on tracks like "The Sun Hasn't Left" and "Never **** A Spider On The Fly". How did the band that made the masterpiece that is "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" come out with an album that I might even call one of the worst albumsMy goodness this is terrible. From front to back the vocals, instrumentation and production managed to impress me by how horrendous they were. Especially on tracks like "The Sun Hasn't Left" and "Never **** A Spider On The Fly". How did the band that made the masterpiece that is "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" come out with an album that I might even call one of the worst albums of all time? This album was insanely dissapointing and it saddens me to see that this is what Modest Mouse has become.… Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Beats Per Minute
    Jul 6, 2021
    76
    For a genre replete with posturing, it’s beyond refreshing to receive an album that so readily wears its heart on its sleeve, especially from a band so esteemed: with so much to potentially lose. Modest Mouse have made gains simply by being themselves. This is comfort food for the well-worn soul.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Jun 29, 2021
    80
    Though The Golden Casket shows Modest Mouse at their most accessible and tuneful, a creative shift that started with 2004's Good News For People Who Love Bad News, they return to some of the experimental aspects that defined so much of their early work.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Jun 28, 2021
    73
    What The Golden Casket is missing is the kind of contagious earworm that made Modest Mouse radio mainstays. There’s no “Float On” here. There’s not even a “Dashboard.” But the album rewards the time and patience it demands in a way the last couple haven’t.
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