This Is...
by Icona Pop
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Sep 24, 2013
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. DIY Magazine
    Nov 1, 2013
    60
    It's more than good, but it could have been great.
  2. No Ripcord
    Oct 10, 2013
    60
    It has ten passable tracks and one certified super-smash that will either get listeners gleefully singing-along or reaching for the skip button. You decide.
  3. Consequence
    Sep 26, 2013
    60
    In the end, you love this album. Of course you do. But not as much as you could have, and when you have this much potential and youthful energy on your hands, that sin is almost unforgivable.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 28, 2013
    50
    Good moments include the drama-packed ‘Just Another Night’ and the fun pop of ‘On A Roll’, but neither resembles the formulaic trash cluttering the rest of the record.
  6. The Fly (UK)
    Oct 4, 2013
    50
    Basically, you can listen to all 11 tracks of This Is... Icona Pop and have a reasonable time, or you can put I Love It on repeat, forever, and have the time of your life.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    Sep 27, 2013
    50
    What starts out as jubilant becomes four-on-the-floor purgatory. [4 Oct 2013, p.64]
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  8. Q Magazine
    Oct 11, 2013
    40
    This Is... Icona Pop does contain some enjoyable moments, but it's a hollow victory. [Nov 2013, p.117]
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  9. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Oct 3, 2013
    40
    It’s not a terrible album. It’s not a spectacular train wreck. It is, in fact, so remarkably unremarkable that neither a glowing nor incinerating score feel deserved.

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 49
  3. Negative: 5 out of 49
  1. WadeVS
    Sep 24, 2013
    8
    They're the band who's hard to hate. Simply because they have so much fun doing what they do. This album is an unexpected surprise withThey're the band who's hard to hate. Simply because they have so much fun doing what they do. This album is an unexpected surprise with productions tones meatier than the average club bangers. A perfect slice of pop.… Full Review »
  2. Dennonyx
    Feb 18, 2015
    9
    This is exactly the kind of album that makes you want to live. The sounds are very festive and efficient even in the slower tracks. The duo isThis is exactly the kind of album that makes you want to live. The sounds are very festive and efficient even in the slower tracks. The duo is perfectly synchronic and gives shape to a powerful music.
    There is no a worst or a best track (although the first ones are more direct and catchy than those of the second half).
    Appreciabile highlights include the emotions in Just Another Night and the total madness in Ready For The Weekend.    … Full Review »
  3. arvintaylor138
    Feb 18, 2014
    9
    A great and enjoyable album. I love how Icona Pop have made this album fun and that's what make it more interesting. Get ready for half anA great and enjoyable album. I love how Icona Pop have made this album fun and that's what make it more interesting. Get ready for half an hour of singalongs and dancefloor anthems!… Full Review »
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