Jamaica Plain [EP]
by Kurt Vile
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    Nov 25, 2013
    70
    It is refreshing to meander through the songs without any clear lines to cling onto or boxes to fit it in.
  2. AllMusic
    Nov 25, 2013
    70
    The web of sounds here creates the same relaxing and breathable environments as Eno's most meditative work, just a far more lo-fi rendering of it.
  3. Consequence
    Nov 25, 2013
    70
    Though it spans just 16 minutes between three songs, Jamaica Plain is a must-hear for Violators fans interested in a musical snapshot of the band’s early stages.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Nov 25, 2013
    60
    This EP is more for fans of Robinson than Vile, though those picking it up just for name recognition won’t be disappointed as long as they don’t ask for more than what’s on offer--an absorbing but brief ambient interlude.
  6. Exclaim
    Nov 25, 2013
    60
    Though certainly not as compelling as Vile's more recent work, the Jamaica Plain EP is worth a listen if only to dig deeper into the musical past of one of modern indie-rock's most celebrated performers.
  7. Pitchfork
    Nov 25, 2013
    54
    Vile has mostly left his interest in extreme tape manipulation and soggy lo-fi charm behind him, but the Jamaica Plain EP offers a brief and fitfully pretty glance backwards.
  8. Magnet
    Dec 18, 2013
    50
    Jamaica Plain feels fittingly tentative and exploratory. [No. 105, p.58]
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  9. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 25, 2013
    40
    Jamaica Plain is inessential stuff.

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