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8.0
55589
8.0 |
All Music
A mature breakup album that still retains all of the band's youthful, sock-to-the-gut pop energy
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8.0
55656
8.0 |
musicOMH
A band that is more than ever not afraid to expose their own insecurities
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7.4
55653
7.4 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Most importantly, they continue to demonstrate a keen sense for how to connect with any audience
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7.0
55674
7.0 |
The 405
There is a reason Jimmy Eat World are so well respected when it comes to their particular brand of emo music, and Damage is full of catchy-yet-thoughtful songs that make it an incredibly accessible release
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7.0
55605
7.0 |
NME
Few bands do heartache with as much majesty. Print edition only
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7.0
55584
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
In their quest to update the breakup record for those a bit too old to mope and stew in their juices, Jimmy Eat World succeeds here for the most part
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6.0
55587
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
There's flashes of Jimmy Eat World brilliance and even a few classics in there, but this is an album that's also prone to a few fillers and cheesy one liners
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6.0
57083
6.0 |
PopMatters
Respectable in execution, but not as recommendable compared as some of their previous works, Damage is nevertheless a serviceable effort from a still very talented band
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5.0
55586
5.0 |
DIY
Perhaps in trying to grow old a little too gracefully Jimmy Eat World have lost some of the youthful exuberance that so endeared them to us
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5.0
55636
5.0 |
A.V. Club
The band has honed its sound so well—and shown little interest in expanding it much—that new Jimmy Eat World albums have become less of an event and more of a mundane routine
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4.0
55641
4.0 |
Rolling Stone
These meat and potatoes sure could use some fresh gravy
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4.0
55583
4.0 |
The Digital Fix
On this evidence, it does seem that Jimmy Eat World’s glory days are long gone
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