Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. May 30, 2012
    70
    Dense and darkly lovely music.
  2. Uncut
    May 22, 2012
    80
    There's a heightened atmosphere and sense of scale throughout. [Jun 2012, p.84]
  3. May 22, 2012
    70
    There's a lot of life here to be had, and it'll only get better.
  4. May 22, 2012
    80
    With A Monument they have clearly shown that the have the scope and ambition to cross over far beyond that Portland milieu and establish themselves as a fine in their own right.
  5. May 22, 2012
    70
    While Tu Fawning never quite reach the same heights of grandeur as these masters of the form [Arcade Fire and Radiohead], their ambition and their technical prowess results in an album that reveals further depths with each listen.

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