Keep You
by Pianos Become the Teeth
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Oct 27, 2014
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Nov 11, 2014
    100
    This is not disposable music--it’s exhausting and exhilarating and desolate and hopeful all at once--and there are layers both musically and lyrically that’ll reveal themselves with each subsequent spin. Pianos Become The Teeth’s third record is the most captivating and rewarding record of 2014--one that will be remembered as a classic within the genre and a gateway to those outside it.
  2. Alternative Press
    Oct 27, 2014
    100
    Keep You certainly reaches for a hefty, developed sense of self beyond the grounding the band's held in contemporary punk, hardcore and emo some years now, but in doing so, it actually strikes the absolute perfect balance, enfolding the listener in honest and cathartic glory while enhancing its edges with just the right effects pedals and auxiliary instruments.
  3. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Oct 30, 2014
    80
    This time around, the instrumentation's more exposed and as minimal as they feel on first listen, the arrangement grows by the song.
  5. musicOMH.com
    Oct 27, 2014
    80
    Keep You certainly succeeds in lyrical and atmospheric effect; there are just a couple compositional pitfalls that will likely work themselves out at live shows.
  6. Pitchfork
    Nov 3, 2014
    73
    It’s bleak and beautiful in the same way Keep You is, and it gives a lot provided you put your share of effort into it. And so you’ll probably feel exhausted after listening to Keep You; as well you should.
  7. Kerrang!
    Dec 16, 2014
    60
    Its unhurried pace is a drag at times, but should leave bands who repeat themselves with their pride punctured and their egos pricked. [22 Nov 2014, p.51]
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  8. AllMusic
    Oct 27, 2014
    60
    It's an album less for blasting out of car radios and more for dusty Sunday afternoons and at times, it can feel a bit dulled by its own weight. Still, it's nice to hear the band stretching out and evolving, and even if Keep You requires a little more patience there is still much to like about it.
  9. DIY Magazine
    Oct 27, 2014
    60
    Whilst songs from this new record will actually fit nicely besides tracks from ‘Old Pine’ and ‘The Lack Long After’, Keep You as a whole, is somewhat forgettable.
  10. Exclaim
    Oct 27, 2014
    60
    The songs, although well assembled, lack the edge that the band is known for, which could be hazardous.

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. rmklingler
    Nov 14, 2014
    9
    This album caught me by surprise. When I first heard clips of the new direction Pianos Become the Teeth were taking, I was taken aback. I'veThis album caught me by surprise. When I first heard clips of the new direction Pianos Become the Teeth were taking, I was taken aback. I've always loved the sonic marriage of aggressive screams and delicate post rock music they've incorporated, and "The Lack Long After" is one of my favorite fall time albums. "Keep You" maintains the same emotive post rock/post punk instrumentation while lead singer Kyle Durfey has managed to match that emotion with clean singing. It's a winter album; the kind of album when you want to embrace the cold instead of warm up to it.… Full Review »
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