The Postelles
by The Postelles
  • Record Label: +1
  • Release Date: Jun 7, 2011
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Alternative Press
    Dec 14, 2010
    80
    Where the Postelles excel over Hammond's band is in how sublimely relaxed they sound.
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  2. CMJ
    Jun 6, 2011
    70
    The Postelles is remarkably polished and consistent for a debut. If you're looking for something fresh, you'd do well to look elsewhere.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Dec 14, 2010
    70
    Their debut--co-produced by the Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr., who leaves his fingerprints all over the band's chiming guitars--swaggers with tales of lost love set to memorable melodies.
  5. Spin
    Dec 14, 2010
    60
    More stompers like "White Night" and "123 Stop," bubblegum throwbacks with a Wilson Pickett kick, would be welcome.
  6. AllMusic
    Jun 7, 2011
    50
    The Postelles (who produced the remaining tracks themselves) spend most of their time re-creating Is This It? with scrubbed-up, squeaky-clean results. Ultimately, that's where the album fails.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Dec 14, 2010
    40
    At their best, the Postelles sound recalls Elvis Costello, only poppier and sans drollness; at its worst, it's grown-up pop-punk with a weak handle on irony.

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