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| 3.7 great | Hugh G. Puddles STAFF | December 9th 19 |
this is the best album that i\\\'ve (n)ever heard in my entire life.
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| 1.0 awful | doofy | February 21st 20 |
Who were all the chipmunks? Alvin, Theodore and Musk?
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| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | February 21st 20 |
Don't you dare underrate my ethereal queen, Sputnik.
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| 4.0 excellent | AmericanFlagAsh | December 13th 19 |
Visions, but better, calling it now
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| 0.0 | trackbytrackreviews | December 9th 19 |
oh wow it only took two weeks to get the actual cover art going
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | May 28th 20 |
First off, the positives. Grimes' touch with production, beat intricacies/textures, atmosphere and putting her own personal stylistic stamp on music is well and present and while not good as ever, still very strong on Miss Anthropocene. There really is a lot to appreciate with what she is able to do with the electronics here and throughout here entire discography. What makes this record feel like a step down? It is just lethargic and the songs aren't as dynamic and fail to develop like the best Grimes tracks do. One example of this is 'Darkseid' where you have a great bass backdrop and an immersive atmosphere but almost nothing happens beyond that. This can be said of the opening track too, it feels like a mistake to open the record with 'So Heavy...'. '4AEM', 'Violence' and 'My Name Is Dark' represent a great stretch in the middle of the record but outside of that none of the tracks are worth revisiting long term. Where the self-proclaimed "piece of crap" 'Art Angels' was dynamic, endlessly energetic and addictive while still retaining the intricate production elements Grimes is a genius with, 'Miss Anthropocene' feels lethargic for the most part with just a few memorable peaks.
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| 2.5 average | 00mee | May 19th 20 |
If you look past the sci-fi vibes and the post-apocalyptic sonics you can almost hear a greenday song just dying to be heard
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| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | January 13th 23 |
Weird atmospheric electronic music that straddles the line between ambient, dream pop, and electro-pop. I love the layers of vocals and synths, as well as all the twisted effects that are added to everything. The whole thing is anchored by creative, yet chill, beats and just enough pop influence to keep everything memorable.
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| 3.0 good | BlitzPhoenix98 | August 18th 20 |
Meh. Most of the material here feels lifeless and half-hearted, despite looking pretty on the outside. Already from the first track you can tell there was no real effort put into this which is rather a shame coming off from the incredibly addictive Art Angels.
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| 4.5 superb | davezillaMP3 | June 14th 20 |
I mean its Grimes, so its gonna be weird as hell, but...it is pretty damn good too
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| 3.0 good | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | June 13th 20 |
She learnt how to make her art just obnoxious enough to be ridiculous, but not enough to be grating. Some track highlights here and there, but the main fault is that the album is all over the place. No clear direction, no distinct motif or arc, barely any substance either. Just decent enough songs to keep you hooked.
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| 3.5 great | SinNanna | May 17th 20 |
Grimes long awaited album, coming in hot after what is easily the most hectic and controversial period of her career, has simultaneously pleased and dissapointed me. On one hand I think there are a handful of standout cuts which to me are some of her best to date like Forever, My Name Is Dark (whose unapologetically edgy lyrics admittedly are a bit hard to take serious in places), 4AM and New Gods, but the tracklist sadly is not excempt from noticeably weaker cuts as well like You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around and Violence. Stylistically Miss Anthropocene has the tendency to go all over the place, more so than any other Grimes album, jumping from gothed out, soaring alt metal and breakbeats to folk or ambient infused pop and synthesizer balladry, making for a record that is as ambitious as it is inconsistent. Conceptually I can't help but feel like the whole "global warming/end of the world" theme has been greatly oversold by Grimes on her social media, as apart from making some allusions to it like on New Gods this album just kinda reads more like a sadder, more personal record, largely inspired by the events of the preceding years in her career and personal life. I frankly don't think this record was worth all the drama that it created in that regard. Still, I'll say that with Miss Anthropocene Grimes has delivered a pop record that is pretty enjoyable overall, as none of the songs here to me read as truly awful, and at 10 tracks it doesn't overstay its welcome too long either.
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| 4.5 superb | yungalb | March 2nd 20 |
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It had a a much darker feel to it then I expected. Best songs are Violence, 4AEM and We Appreciate Power.
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| 3.5 great | Erwann S. STAFF | February 21st 20 |
As ethereal as we could expect, and less flowing than previous records: the tracks are more clearly separated and more distinctive too. This make a clear distinction between awesome tracks (Violence or Delete Forever for example) and really not good ones (Darkseid is shitty). At least this variety of sound is refreshing, as the album navigates between ethereal wave, guitar-led pop, 90s dnb, synthpop and dancey bops. Despite having a deliberate pop feeling, this is dark and minimalist af, and even the livelier tracks (4AM), while energetic, do not uplift the listener. What's also weird is how deconstructed the whole lot feels, especially given the time Boucher took to release this. Weird release day, but a good one for sure.
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| 3.5 great | brandiblitz142 | February 14th 20 |
Hyped, the production on the singles are fantastic
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| 3.5 great | Coast | March 16th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Haley | October 16th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Gmudds | February 26th 23 |
| 3.0 good | TanMan | February 9th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
| 3.5 great | heck | December 6th 22 |
| 3.0 good | osey | October 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | sr388 | June 22nd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | tycobb | February 25th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Watch | February 2nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | mkodo | January 18th 22 |
| 3.0 good | fog CONTRIBUTOR | November 4th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | quetzal | November 4th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Piglet | October 6th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | vebsort | August 29th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Jerrad | August 19th 21 |
| 3.0 good | OSEL | July 28th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | g40st | June 12th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Fuff24 | March 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Grandpa | February 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | January 11th 21 |
| 1.5 very poor | gschwen | December 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | December 18th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Jrzg85 | December 11th 20 |
| 3.5 great | NoSons | December 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | NODREAMS | November 17th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Alex C. | November 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Iciph3r | November 1st 20 |
| 3.5 great | remi | October 22nd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | k4rim | October 11th 20 |
| 3.5 great | dunnope | September 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ilia | August 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cormano | August 18th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Yoni91 | August 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zainish | August 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeeRyan | August 1st 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Murat | July 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chili | June 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | luetin | June 18th 20 |
| 3.5 great | JNeu | May 15th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Spec | May 5th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Djang0 | April 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | MAB | April 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | flvnkie | April 3rd 20 |
| 2.5 average | peahat | March 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moraff | March 24th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Skoj | March 23rd 20 |
| 2.5 average | Xirae | March 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | alamo | March 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | chayka | March 18th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Diachy | March 18th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Ryus | March 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | March 14th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | rifkadm | March 13th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | John L | March 2nd 20 |
| 2.5 average | anat CONTRIBUTOR | March 1st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ramon777 | February 28th 20 |
| 3.0 good | greg84 EMERITUS | February 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | SadLad | February 28th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | A.R.O. STAFF | February 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pipolaye | February 27th 20 |
| 3.0 good | chris. | February 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aeon89 | February 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | KrillBoi | February 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | February 25th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Nishe | February 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | bharry | February 25th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Corney | February 25th 20 |
| 3.5 great | AdamE | February 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | IzzyTomy | February 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aszhi | February 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ds44445 | February 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrend55 | February 23rd 20 |
| 2.5 average | grappli | February 23rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | wwf | February 23rd 20 |
| 3.5 great | scrappy | February 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | jesper STAFF | February 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Jordan M. EMERITUS | February 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxxxy | February 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | February 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Royl123 | February 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brad | February 21st 20 |
| 3.5 great | jtswope | February 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | February 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | proscett | February 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Handers | February 21st 20 |
| 3.5 great | Hybza | February 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brinner | February 14th 20 |
| 3.0 good | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | January 9th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Living | January 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gueero | January 5th 20 |
| 4.2 excellent | Rudy K. EMERITUS | January 4th 20 |
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