English Oceans
by Drive-By Truckers
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Mar 4, 2014
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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  1. Mojo
    Mar 21, 2014
    60
    If there are times when their adherence to that sound suggest a country-rock Status Quo the fact they now fit like a pair of well-worn gloves is actually rather comforting. [Apr 2014, p.91]
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  2. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Mar 4, 2014
    60
    For the new disc, they clarified their sound with a stripped-down lineup. It’s one of their hardest-rocking releases.
  3. Spin
    Mar 4, 2014
    60
    From the girl in "Till He's Dead or Rises" who has "the fear of Jesus on her side" to the way in which "First Air of Autumn" is an identical twin to Brighter's superior "Perfect Timing," the album sounds like the kind of holding pattern release that causes fan-bleed.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Mar 3, 2014
    60
    While hardly covering new ground or expanding their sonic palette, English Oceans is a welcome addition to the Drive-By Truckers discography as well as their best since 2008’s ’Brighter Than Creation’s Dark’.
  6. musicOMH.com
    Feb 28, 2014
    60
    Basically, this is the sound of a band happy to be coasting, which can be a chore to listen to.

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. adhamhany
    Mar 11, 2014
    6
    It's a good album. It has some good guitar work, and the country feel is nice. But nothing sticks, however. Not a single track did i hear thatIt's a good album. It has some good guitar work, and the country feel is nice. But nothing sticks, however. Not a single track did i hear that i felt like getting back to. It didn't feel remarkable in any particular way.… Full Review »
  2. crabbc6
    Mar 6, 2014
    9
    Chuck Berry proclaimed, "Long Live Rock & Roll" in his 1956 single "School Days" Other early rockers continued to celebrate the music sayingChuck Berry proclaimed, "Long Live Rock & Roll" in his 1956 single "School Days" Other early rockers continued to celebrate the music saying it would last forever. Would 2014 qualify? I guess it would. And "English Oceans" is the best Rock & Roll record the Drive by Truckers have made since 2008. I've been "Hearing Jimmy Loud" over and over. Congratulations and best wishes to the band… Full Review »
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