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Apr 12, 2012My Head is an Animal is a highly impressive debut that's full of emotional lyrics, lush, diverse instrumentation, and a powerful and dynamic male/female vocals.
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Sep 4, 2012My Head Is An Animal deserves the attention it is getting, because it is a well-crafted, spirited debut album with soaring choruses and delicious harmonies.
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Aug 24, 2012These songs are made to be sung by giant crowds at festivals: British success is already overdue.
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Apr 12, 2012A strong-willed, beautifully composed piece of modern day indie-folk.
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Apr 12, 2012Even with a few skipable tracks, though, Of Monsters and Men bring an Icelandic exoticism and captivating energy to U.S. audiences on My Head is an Animal.
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Sep 4, 2012'My Head Is An Animal' doesn't disappoint. Endearing, exciting, and downright enjoyable throughout, it is one of the finest debuts of the year so far.
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Aug 21, 2012There isn't a bad pop song here, and the balance between whimsy, sensitivity and boisterous fun is expertly weighted.
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Apr 12, 2012Thoughtfully crafted and full of melancholic lyricism and quietly desperate romanticism, My Head Is an Animal should appeal to any fan--whether man or monster--of sweet and wide-eyed folk-rock.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 162 out of 170
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Mixed: 1 out of 170
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Negative: 7 out of 170
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