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by Boygenius
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 101
  3. Negative: 10 out of 101
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  1. Cindy82
    Apr 23, 2023
    6
    Really wanted to like this album. But it just doesn't do it for me. It feels alot less like a collaborative work and more like 3 artists taking turns passing around a microphone. The album itself also feels choppy. The track listing just isn't satisfying. Everytime I listen to the album by the time it's finished I feel like I'm only looking at bits and pieces of a larger, unfinishedReally wanted to like this album. But it just doesn't do it for me. It feels alot less like a collaborative work and more like 3 artists taking turns passing around a microphone. The album itself also feels choppy. The track listing just isn't satisfying. Everytime I listen to the album by the time it's finished I feel like I'm only looking at bits and pieces of a larger, unfinished picture. The album has some really great moments, don't get me wrong, but this just doesn't do it for me like the OG EP did.… Expand
  2. AncientAmber
    Mar 31, 2023
    5
    Their style sounds weirdly cliche at this point. Cringed at a lot of the lyrics and their delivery. I was expecting to like the album but just can't.

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#9 Best Album of 2023
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#27 Most Discussed Album of 2023

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. No Ripcord
    Apr 26, 2023
    60
    So, the record is not an epoch-defining instant classic. It’s just fine. Occasionally amazing, pretty in parts, patchy in others.
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  2. Uncut
    Apr 13, 2023
    90
    It's a great illustration of how the trio are even more than the sum of their considerable parts. [Jun 2023, p.25]
  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 11, 2023
    90
    In every sense, it is a union of its creators’ art and voices. It’s an album in conversation with their EP, with their inspirations, and with their solo work, resulting in one of the rare cases where the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.
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