The Modern Age
by Sleeper
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. Artrocker17
    Mar 23, 2019
    9
    Vump into a mate of a mate who was on tour with them telling me abou tthis album , ad that they live in the same city brighton as me now , i am from up nottingham but lived here for 18 years , so , yeah excited as **** for this who this will appeal too? All the 90s kids for sure, the sleeper fans, it's everything a sleeper album should be, and we're it released 20 years ago would have soldVump into a mate of a mate who was on tour with them telling me abou tthis album , ad that they live in the same city brighton as me now , i am from up nottingham but lived here for 18 years , so , yeah excited as **** for this who this will appeal too? All the 90s kids for sure, the sleeper fans, it's everything a sleeper album should be, and we're it released 20 years ago would have sold well. Don't get it wrong though, it's not nostalgia that sells the album, it's good old fashioned catchy hooks, witty lyrics and great band dynamics, they always given fans a place to escape the grey tory England, we actually sadly are living in Again. As I avid memory of buying the debut album n everything after . I would love to see them reach out to a new gen, but in an increasing complex / snobbery quid pro quo of modern bands, where albums are rarely played in order or in fact all at once, it would be so nice to see them get it, good music can be simple honest and natural.… Expand
  2. Ibn_G
    Mar 25, 2019
    6
    The is the first album of the band after a big pause and reunion. It's nothing special really, it could maybe appeal to retro-indie rock fans but that's about it. The songs are somewhat catchy and there is a 90s vibe to them but that is also the problem as they are not really suited for todays' market. Light 6 from me.

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    Apr 12, 2019
    70
    Wener treats the new Sleeper songs as a series of short stories, and that gives The Modern Age its true spine, helping it escape the clutches of nostalgia.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Mar 25, 2019
    70
    She [Louise Wener] sounds more at ease in her delivery, and the knowhow is natural. On occasion with their less successful single releases you felt Sleeper were trying a bit too hard, but here it is refreshingly instinctive. The addition of more power to the lower end is very welcome too.
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  3. The Skinny
    Mar 25, 2019
    60
    The Modern Age is craftily frontloaded, rattling impatiently through the most immediate tracks and building up a steam of goodwill before slowing the tempo with the gentle experimentation of the title track.
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