Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Dec 20, 2012
    100
    Beautifully realised, immaculately recorded, and one of the year's loveliest vinyl artefacts to boot.
  2. Sep 17, 2012
    90
    Surrender your mind, body and soul to the Goat and one of the year's best albums so far.
  3. Apr 25, 2013
    89
    World Music sounds like a truly panglobal operation, a remarkably organic siphon of dozens of musical traditions.
  4. Oct 26, 2012
    81
    For all its psychedelic tendencies and marketing trappings, Goat's World Music feels as assured and unfussy as folk music.
  5. Dec 7, 2012
    80
    Dig deeper and you'll find that Goat has managed to create not just a world of their own, but an album that draws on influences from all over the world.
  6. Nov 19, 2012
    80
    Channeling whatever ceremonial endeavors (or imbibing whatever substances) are required, Goat has come up with an exuberant album filled to the brim with potent mysticism; World Music is fittingly possessed by a sprit of pure adventurousness.
  7. Sep 17, 2012
    80
    A brilliant and intoxicating record.
  8. Sep 13, 2012
    80
    Goat has distilled what could have so very easily become an overblown meandering jam fest into a punchy, forceful and infectious masterpiece of cosmic rock & roll – the will is palpable, nigh a trace of fat on these bleached bones.
  9. Oct 29, 2012
    70
    At just 37 minutes, World Music is wisely edited--most of the songs hover around the 3-minute mark, so they speak their piece and move on before you get tempted to start peeling apart the layers to see what they're really made of.
  10. Sep 13, 2012
    70
    [World Music is] a wonder through the traditional folk and more amplified sounds of the planet's history, yet infused with enough of Goat's own character to all glue together.

Awards & Rankings

User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Sep 27, 2021
    9
    This is the kind of album it feels like music was made for. It takes you on a journey and it feels like you are truly traveling the globeThis is the kind of album it feels like music was made for. It takes you on a journey and it feels like you are truly traveling the globe listening to this. Full Review »
  2. KFZ
    Mar 20, 2013
    9
    Listening to Goat World Music is like a cathartic experience, you have a trip without taking any drugs, its a solid and entertaining albumListening to Goat World Music is like a cathartic experience, you have a trip without taking any drugs, its a solid and entertaining album that will become a classic in some years and sadly, few people know it. Full Review »
  3. Dec 5, 2012
    8
    Vengono da un posto chiamato Korpilombolo