The Angels Of Light Sing 'Other People'
by Angels Of Light
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Drowned In Sound
    100
    It is utterly engaging, totally absorbing and, well, absolutely essential.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    83
    Sing ‘Other People’ leaves behind much of the violence of Gira’s approach but retains the same soul-plunging ambitions, both allying him effortlessly with the druggy expressivity that characterizes practitioners of newer psychedelic music and belatedly identifying him as an influence and antecedent.
  3. PopMatters
    80
    The mix of the album makes it very clear that any musical backing, inventive and immersive as it may be, is still simply backdrop for Gira's tales.
  5. Mojo
    80
    On all these fabulous tales, Gira's voice remains reassuringly salty. [May 2005, p.106]
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  6. Alternative Press
    80
    Gira spins riveting yarns like a charismatic neighborhood storyteller. [Jun 2005, p.164]
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  7. Splendid
    80
    Other People has a serene, thoughtful loveliness that builds with every listen.
  8. The Wire
    80
    If Brian Wilson had crashed a motorcycle and holed up to recuperate at Big Pink with The Band, this is how The Basement Tapes would have sounded. [#256, p.49]
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  9. cokemachineglow
    77
    Another left-field triumph for Gira.
  10. Pitchfork
    77
    Gira's songs have many one-of-a-kind nuances that tether the album even when it ventures.
  11. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    It's like an audiobook with the best music ever featured in the medium.
  12. Uncut
    60
    The pace and register of the record seldom alter: the soundscape is always more baked earth than lush foliage. [May 2005, p.103]
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  13. Paste Magazine
    50
    The intensity of his voice never completely gels with the bright instrumentation. [Apr/May 2005, p.138]
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#84 Best Album of 2005
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#99 Most Shared Album of 2005

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. SethC
    Nov 18, 2005
    7
    Not as good as their masterpiece "Everything is Good Here/Please Come Home," or even the bleak but beautiful ode/farewell to Jarboe, "How I Not as good as their masterpiece "Everything is Good Here/Please Come Home," or even the bleak but beautiful ode/farewell to Jarboe, "How I Loved You," "Sing Other People" is nonetheless a fine album with some truly great songs, if you're willing to sit through some of the more mundane (by the Angels' standards) ones.… Full Review »
  2. AprilB
    May 23, 2005
    10
    This is the best album Michael Gira has realease to date. This due in a large part to the backing of the Akron/Family.
  3. NunoL
    May 1, 2005
    8
    After all these years Michael continues to surprise even those who have religiously followed him from the first years of the Swans. This After all these years Michael continues to surprise even those who have religiously followed him from the first years of the Swans. This record stands for his vitality and his capacity of reinventing himself. The least I can say is that, as always, I'm looking forward for the next.… Full Review »
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