Grand
by Matt & Kim
  • Record Label: Fader
  • Release Date: Jan 20, 2009
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Grand isn't as majestic as its name suggests, with only a handful of songs moving past the anxious minimalism that permeated the last album. For returning fans, though, Grand provides a familiar brand of punk music for happy people, for lovebirds, for those who wish Mates of State had more swagger and less glockenspiel.
  2. Blender
    60
    Recorded in Matt’s childhood bedroom with their trademark teenage palette (a Casiotone, Matt’s nasal whinge and Kim’s bubbly punk beats), their sophomore album plays like the indie-musical version of one of those yesterday-I-was-a-teenager-but-now-I’m magically-an-adult ’80s movies.
  3. NOW Magazine
    60
    The married couple bash out organ-pumping pop blasts that exuberantly pick apart their youthful experiences.
  5. Q Magazine
    60
    A 26-minute tsunami which hurtles by in a Fiery Furnances-esque blur. [Aug 209, p.112]
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  6. Uncut
    60
    The pair sometimes get slow and mellow, but the dominant tone is better expressed by the brattish beat explosion of 'Daylight,' the madly bleeping 'Don't Slow Down' or the clatteringly chaotic 'Cutdown.' [Sep 2009, p.86]
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  7. Rolling Stone
    50
    What's missing? Killer melodies to give some weight to their arty moves. A couple of hits of Ritalin might help.

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. EricC
    Feb 4, 2009
    8
    Matt and Kim's super energetic and upbeat album has served as a much needed alternative to the recent rush of dense and sprawling indie Matt and Kim's super energetic and upbeat album has served as a much needed alternative to the recent rush of dense and sprawling indie releases. Ceaselessly enjoyable and sincere, this will probably spend a ton of time in my cd player and ipod.… Full Review »
  2. wl8291
    Jul 1, 2015
    8
    "Grand" makes me want to get up and dance and make other good choices for myself... succinct and including classic songs, such as "Daylight,""Grand" makes me want to get up and dance and make other good choices for myself... succinct and including classic songs, such as "Daylight," the flow of the album really works for me, as the sound feels effortless and fun!… Full Review »
  3. benk
    Jan 29, 2009
    9
    The band Matt and Kim as amazing. I like the upbeat and fast paced sound.
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