Xen
by Arca
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2014
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 69
  3. Negative: 4 out of 69
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85
#85 Most Shared Album of 2014

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2014
    60
    This is uneasy listening with little in the way of recognisable groove or plotting. [Jan 2015, p.94]
  2. The Wire
    Dec 15, 2014
    50
    Shorn of vocals, Xen suffer the same fate as much beloved contemporary beat music, which is a kind of dazzling monotony. [Nov 2014, p.63]
  3. Q Magazine
    Dec 8, 2014
    80
    Everything's in flux, subject to change, but Xen is still a record of mood-altering substance. [Jan 2015, p.120]
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