Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. These tracks are botched experiments that can't even function as interesting failures.
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 24
  2. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. JayS.
    Apr 9, 2008
    10
    B-e-a-utiful. I can't believe some of the reviews I've read for this album. Having just listened to it again I can only think they B-e-a-utiful. I can't believe some of the reviews I've read for this album. Having just listened to it again I can only think they had socks in their ears. By the way I haven't heard the originals and will now check them out. Full Review »
  2. James
    Dec 30, 2007
    8
    I like Modest Mouse and I've liked a lot of what Kozelek has done, both with SKM and RHP, and I really like this album. The first few I like Modest Mouse and I've liked a lot of what Kozelek has done, both with SKM and RHP, and I really like this album. The first few spins were colored by the overwhelmingly negative reviews, but once I was able to hear the album for itself, it presented itself as a terrific set of songs. The Modest Mouse versions of these songs are useless as points of comparison...they have as little to do with these versions as The Dirty Projectors' most recent album has to do with Black Flag. Full Review »
  3. markm
    Jul 6, 2007
    0
    I'm a fan of sun kil moon and RHP as well as modest mouse. This album is terrible. MK's version of Tiny cities is completely I'm a fan of sun kil moon and RHP as well as modest mouse. This album is terrible. MK's version of Tiny cities is completely laughable. I can't believe the ratings, my jaw dropped when I heard these songs. I Full Review »