Beneath the Skin
by Of Monsters and Men
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2015
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 113 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 95 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 113
  3. Negative: 12 out of 113
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  1. Sani
    Jan 4, 2016
    6
    "My Head Is Animal" was miles better. This was good but I know OMAM is not 'good' they are amazing. I'm cannot quite put my finger on where it went wrong but it lacks the soft, soulful music that wraps you in a cocoon where you feel understood for a while. The symbolism is not as strong in this album (Dirty Paws being the best at this).
  2. WolfLambert
    Jun 16, 2015
    5
    I want to love this album, but it's just the same again, which is boring. The lyrics are definitely better but the sound is almost identical, there's not a lot of new stuff to discover and this isn't a formula that can last for two albums and not suffer.
  3. Gbryan
    Apr 16, 2016
    5
    Beneath the Skin is a good album, but it doesn't come close to My Head Is An Animal. Their first album was sooo unique and had not only a sound nobody heard before, but the lyrics to almost every song had a folklore like story to tell. The music videos matched the music perfectly and WeWereMonkeys did a great job on the videos! I was so excited for their second album but it came apparentBeneath the Skin is a good album, but it doesn't come close to My Head Is An Animal. Their first album was sooo unique and had not only a sound nobody heard before, but the lyrics to almost every song had a folklore like story to tell. The music videos matched the music perfectly and WeWereMonkeys did a great job on the videos! I was so excited for their second album but it came apparent while listening to Beneath the Skin that they lost something that made them unique and special. Crystals is the only song I LOVE off of Beneath the Skin.… Expand

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Under The Radar
    Aug 13, 2015
    70
    The follow-up to 2011's My Head is an Animal is just as polished, soothing, and captivating as its chart-topping predecessor.
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  2. Uncut
    Aug 6, 2015
    70
    Beneath The Skin is further proof that the Icelandic music movement is a near-unstoppable force. [Aug-Sep 2015, p.79]
  3. AllMusic
    Jun 30, 2015
    70
    Many of the songs are sturdy, constructed to support these grand ambitions, but these individual pieces are not as consequential as the big, big picture
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