• Record Label: Colemine
  • Release Date: Mar 13, 2020
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Apr 2, 2020
    80
    With one of the best songs of 2020 starting things up, Monophonics stretch an eight-song record to its wildest abyss. Combining spacey build-ups with shuttering vocal effects is just part of the buttery slickness, reminiscent of early Impressions mixed with latter-day Curtis Mayfield too, and a touch of Isaac Hayes, after the acid, of course.
  2. Mojo
    Mar 30, 2020
    80
    There's an early Daptone feel to this strong set. [May 2020, p.96]
  3. Uncut
    Mar 30, 2020
    80
    Excels in its moments of mournful rumination. [May 2020, p.35]
  4. 80
    While the mysterious yet sumptuous vibe wears thin with tunes that start to sound similar about halfway though, Monophonics have staked out predominantly dreamy territory on the moody It’s Only Us and are intent on keeping the retro psychedelic soul flames burning.
  5. May 5, 2020
    70
    This album offers joy and a ray of sun-drenched hope at a time when both are so very vital.
  6. Mar 30, 2020
    70
    No matter how much Kelly Finnigan cloaks or smears his sweet and sour voice, he's one of the more affecting singers of his kind, the focal point amid an expertly arranged band and supporting voices, strings, and brass.

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