• Record Label: Apollo
  • Release Date: Jul 15, 2014
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Jul 16, 2014
    80
    Model of You is neither sparse nor overstuffed, relying on a few, highly polished elements to make up each song and allowing each of them ample space to unfold.
  2. Jul 7, 2014
    80
    The music is bigger, bolder and more direct, but crucially there is still that lingering murkiness on the edges.
  3. For the most part, Model Of You pushes Cloud Boat out into broader, more turbulent waters.
  4. Jul 7, 2014
    70
    As a whole, Model of You shows a marked improvement from their debut and a distinct line of evolution, which is tough to pull off in such a short gap between releases.
  5. Jul 7, 2014
    70
    Whilst it doesn’t always work, and the shorter tracks do little to add value, the atmosphere they generate is often spine tingling.
  6. Q Magazine
    Aug 28, 2014
    60
    There are times even [Tom Clarke] threatens to get swallowed up in a swirling mix that leaves the post-dubstep scene decisively behind them. [Sep 2014, p.106]
  7. Jul 30, 2014
    60
    There’s no pandering to musical tastes, no whimsical experimentation, but instead real unity between a song’s musicality and meaning.
  8. 60
    The real flaw, if there is one, is that they might have strayed a little too far from their roots. The uninitiated, though, will see this as an intriguing electro-pop record, first and foremost.
  9. Jul 31, 2014
    42
    This sounds like a case of a band unraveling their weirdness.
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Jul 23, 2014
    9
    As a first time listener of Cloud Boat, this album blew me away. Not with brutal force. It's all very subtle here. There are a lot of lo-fi,As a first time listener of Cloud Boat, this album blew me away. Not with brutal force. It's all very subtle here. There are a lot of lo-fi, Active Child kinda electronic bands out now, but Cloud Boat have done enough with this album to stand apart from their contemporaries. This is a fresh and compelling journey of an album. Full Review »