4
by Dungen
  • Record Label: Kemado
  • Release Date: Sep 30, 2008
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Blender
    60
    At its best, the echo-chamber soup of flute trills, infinitely cascading drums and fuzz-ball stoner riffs does seep into your head and expand the contents. But the jams often drift when Ejstes wants them to glide; his singing, all in Swedish, is a touch whiny; and his ear for melody can be painfully flat.
  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    It’s a totally mellow set where flute often takes precedence over guitar. Thankfully, Ejstes’s tight arrangements leave little room for wankery, and none of the songs deal with flying dragons.
  3. Spin
    60
    Much of 4 feels like beautifully baroque soundtrack music desperately seeking a movie about a rainy afternoon.

Awards & Rankings

93
#93 Best Album of 2008

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. GuilhermeS.
    Feb 6, 2009
    10
    it's one of my favorite albums of all time!
  2. WesM.
    Oct 7, 2008
    10
    As a backward-looking rock fan with pretensions to forward-lookingness (what?), I loved every song.
  3. AndreasL
    Sep 30, 2008
    9
    A brilliant album.
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