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10.0
125510
10.0 |
NME
The Pacific Northwesters have turned in a psychedelic pop masterwork that picks up the positivity they first explored with 2004 mega-smash 'Float On'
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9.0
125607
9.0 |
PopMatters
A lively and soulful return
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9.0
125679
9.0 |
XS Noize
The Golden Casket is probably Modest Mouse’s most accessible album in recent years and a welcomed new release
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8.5
125537
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Modest Mouse prove they have the staying power to remain atop the indie rock heap with their knack for harnessing a whimsical energy combined with tight little nuggets of sound and various fragments from diverse styles and genres to create something entirely different that is both exciting and fresh
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8.0
125509
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
On their seventh album, the band sounds primed for the summer festival season
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8.0
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8.0 |
No Ripcord
They once again prove that their staying power is undeniable
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8.0
125536
8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Modest Mouse still sound as crisp, bright and vigorous as they did twenty-five years ago
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8.0
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8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
An unexpected triumph
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7.6
125738
7.6 |
Beats Per Minute
Modest Mouse have made gains simply by being themselves. This is comfort food for the well-worn soul
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7.5
125681
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
The Golden Casket is the sound of a band reinvigorated, enthusiastically exploring new styles while calling back to the elements that made Modest Mouse’s early work so groundbreaking
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7.3
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7.3 |
Pitchfork
The band’s first new album in six years is a procession of pinging, clanging, reverberating tactile pleasures, an inventive backdrop for Isaac Brock’s familiar blend of forced optimism and unforced paranoia
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
Modest Mouse's finest work since Good News for People Who Love Bad News
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7.0
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7.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
Overall, The Golden Casket from Modest Mouse is not at all a bad album. Whilst it may take a few listens in order to be fully appreciated, there is a track to suit every musical taste
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7.0
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7.0 |
DIY
Not quite Modest Mouse at their best, but they’re not a million miles away from it, either
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6.1
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6.1 |
Paste Magazine
Band’s first album since 2015 lacks cohesion on 12 new songs
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5.0
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5.0 |
Gigwise
An underwhelming collection of songs
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5.0
125538
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Ambitions outweigh songwriting on most of band’s first album in six years
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