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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Negative: 2 out of 23
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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
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  1. Feb 29, 2016
    80
    Imperfections define personality and The Waiting Room wears its flaws well. Don’t let them put you off. This is a rich, warm, comfort blanket of a record, marbled with veins of darkness and light.
  2. Feb 10, 2016
    80
    In some ways The Waiting Room is remarkable for hitting a number of classic Tindersticks checkmarks without ever feeling like it’s, well, going down a list checking them off.
  3. Feb 10, 2016
    80
    This is a band freed from the need to look back. Which is not to say that The Waiting Room does not contain familiar and beloved elements of the band’s sonic history.