In The Vines
by Castanets
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. BBC collective
    60
    Raymond Raposa, the ex-surfer behind the ever-shifting line-up, sounds like Neil Young after spending a few nights on a park bench, his decayed folky croak the perfect thread to link these hushed laments.
  2. Spin
    60
    While his whispery vocals work well amid the woozy atmospherics of 'Strong Animal' and 'Three Months Paid,' it's a shame someone else can't sing Raposa's dour, sketchy tunes. [Dec 2007, p.112]
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    It's often bleak fare, but it's also compulsive stuff. [Jan 2008, p.105]
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  1. Rev.Rikard
    Nov 10, 2007
    6
    If I did not know better I would think an admirer of Bob Dylan had written a dark country/folk album laden with equally dark lyrical images. If I did not know better I would think an admirer of Bob Dylan had written a dark country/folk album laden with equally dark lyrical images. The melodies will not hook you on this album. The listener needs to be a lover of poetry and dark prose. Too many of the tunes sound familiar, though the content of each merits a thorough hearing.… Full Review »