Calamity
by The Curtains
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Pitchfork
    74
    Calamity shows Cohen struggling to balance his twee pop tendencies with experimentation, the same thing Deerhoof mastered on The Runners Four.
  2. Dusted Magazine
    70
    Calamity shows the Curtains to be a band of great moments more than great songs, and in this distinction lies the difference between the listener that dismisses the album and the one that holds on to it despite its flaws.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. LeoF
    Jan 20, 2007
    8
    one of the best of 2006, full of wonderful moods and unexpected turns on the songs.
  2. T.Speaker
    Jan 13, 2007
    7
    Cohen's album isn't perfect, and much of it feels empty, but the songwriting is much more beautiful and complex than most modern Cohen's album isn't perfect, and much of it feels empty, but the songwriting is much more beautiful and complex than most modern indie artists. I bought this record when it was released and still rotate it frequently.… Full Review »