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Jun 12, 2015Beneath the Skin is too humdrum to garner any new acolytes.
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Jun 11, 2015They do stick to that formula a bit too rigidly: the first half is uniform in its patterned builds, and back-to-back tracks like Hunger and Wolves Without Teeth aren't very distinguishable. But the band's near-masterful ability to weave pop sensibilities with moodiness still remains.
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Jun 3, 2015Your enjoyment of Of Monsters and Men’s new album may largely hinge on whether you hear their animalistic motifs as gimmicky or as a legitimate narrative vehicle. Regardless, the band has turned in a safe record that doesn’t stray too far from their last offering.
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MojoJun 10, 2015Beneath The Skin becomes a cautionary take if how going for "affecting" can end up just terribly overwrought. [Jul 2015, p.90]
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Jun 3, 2015There’s little going on beneath the skin here and it’s an unfortunate if sadly inevitable fact that other significantly more talented musicians from Iceland will never attain Of Monsters And Men’s levels of popularity.
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Q MagazineJun 3, 2015Functional and festival-friendly, their epic naivety quickly becomes wearing. [Jul 2015, p.111]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 95 out of 113
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Mixed: 6 out of 113
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Negative: 12 out of 113
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