Wiped Out!
by The Neighbourhood
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 129 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 108 out of 129
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 129
  3. Negative: 12 out of 129
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  1. FruitJuice
    Jul 18, 2017
    5
    It was okay........................................................................................................................................................................
  2. diegonelli
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    Dreadful album. It's like I Love You 2.0, very monotonous. Nothing changed, this band didn't progress. When I heard the firest single I thought this would be better, but.. no. Sorry.
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Feb 11, 2022
    4
    The hold this record had on my fourteen year old self is immeasurable. It's shallow illusions of depth felt so sincere and the trip hop sound was easily digestible.

    Even now in 2021 i can admit this isn't a bad album but i do see how it's not a good one either. Jesse Rutherford is a one trick pony,this is applicable in how he sings or his lyrics. It's limited themes ground the album in    The hold this record had on my fourteen year old self is immeasurable. It's shallow illusions of depth felt so sincere and the trip hop sound was easily digestible.

    Even now in 2021 i can admit this isn't a bad album but i do see how it's not a good one either. Jesse Rutherford is a one trick pony,this is applicable in how he sings or his lyrics. It's limited themes ground the album in novelty . In the opener "prey" a higlight a relationship begins to fall apart. The song is very catchy and enjoyable but with repeated listens you see those qualities are despite the one note delivery.

    The Neighbourhood's strength ironically is they grasp of aesthetic. Skilled at keeping you invested in its narratives ,invoking dreay dramatics that only a teenager could see as reasonable. But at some points Jesse almost brushes against brilliance but only when he avoids the experiments that drag songs like "the beach" &"Wiped out ". This example of disciplined songwriting (however immature) displays itself in the commercial "cry baby" and longing "single" that uses one of the most confusing choruses that you can't imagine working in the confines of the story it tells,but that's probably not the point. The Neighbourhood seem aware of all their pitfalls but not bothered by improving them sometimes even leaning into them. Committed in divorcing them self from the warm idealism often found im "l Love You " it's a cold more serious endeavour is stretched out as apparent in the slow burn agony of "Ferrari " and "greetings from California " and it works to polarizing reaults.

    This Lp does sound like a more mature and streamlined progression of "i love you". It's a promising sequel to what can be done by them seemingly playing as a test of what sticks. Moments like "daddy issues" and "r.i.p 2 my youth " show their ability to create introspective alternative hits.
    And this seems to be them at their peak which,all things considered,isn't a disappointing one to have.    … Expand

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#66 Most Discussed Album of 2015
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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Uncut
    Dec 11, 2015
    30
    A stylistic and conceptual vacuum. [Jan 2016, p.78]
  2. Rolling Stone
    Nov 2, 2015
    50
    The warmth of "Sweater Weather" and the rest of the Neighbourhood's debut album is gone on Wiped Out!, replaced by a ponderous kind of cool.
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  3. Billboard.com
    Nov 2, 2015
    60
    The subtler, less stylized Wiped Out! keeps the palm-trees-at-twilight feel, but the sound is more hazy R&B than rock.
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