Ether Song
by Turin Brakes
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    Suggests a marriage of Jeff Buckley and early Radiohead, minus the guitar freakouts.
  2. Blender
    60
    When they're not straining to be anthemic, Turin Brakes still weave a seductive spell. [#14, p.143]
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    The album's middle section is an exercise in restrained songcraft. [Mar 2003, p.114]
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  5. PopMatters
    60
    Turin Brakes have by no means become a bad band. They are still writing great songs and Knights' harmonizing is still alluring. They just seem a little lost.
  6. Dusted Magazine
    50
    Upon repeated listens, the album gets about as intimate as Wembley. Played-up drum fills, crescendoed dynamics and large soundboards add little to the Turin Brakes sound.

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Mattc
    Mar 19, 2003
    8
    Proof that bigger can be better. Their sound has expanded, the songs more confident and there are many feeling of real bliss in there. Proof that bigger can be better. Their sound has expanded, the songs more confident and there are many feeling of real bliss in there. Don't discount it on the first listen. Give Ether Song a few goes and it breathes with you.… Full Review »
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