Better Nature
by Silversun Pickups
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
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  1. BrushedRed
    Nov 1, 2015
    5
    A pretty good album from an amazing band. Over the years they've given us some awesome albums. Swoon and Carnavas were weird, trippy cds. I enjoyed listening to their sound evolve and wondered where they'd head next. I saw this was streaming on Pandora Premiers the week before its release and I gave it a shot. The first two songs are awesome and almost sound like they came from the bandA pretty good album from an amazing band. Over the years they've given us some awesome albums. Swoon and Carnavas were weird, trippy cds. I enjoyed listening to their sound evolve and wondered where they'd head next. I saw this was streaming on Pandora Premiers the week before its release and I gave it a shot. The first two songs are awesome and almost sound like they came from the band Mew, After that the album kinda fades into very boring, monotonous tracks. Some were almost interesting like "Tapedeck," but then I grew annoyed of it by the end of the song. Overall, after the first two tracks, this album loses a lot of steam, but the good news is those two tracks (Cradle and Connection) are some of the best songs you'll hear this year.… Expand

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Q Magazine
    Feb 19, 2016
    40
    Sadly, Better Nature is the sound of a band barricading themselves into their own comfort zones. [Apr 2016, p.115]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Feb 19, 2016
    70
    It’s Silversun Pickups rolling up their blazer sleeves, plumping their shoulderpads and cruising out of Silver Lake, LA with a fourth album that buzzes like pink neon and rolls like convertible wheels on steaming tarmac.
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  3. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Oct 15, 2015
    70
    Better Nature tows the fine line between artistic and product and walks the right side quite well.
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