Leaving Meaning.
by Swans
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. AllMusic
    Nov 5, 2019
    60
    The tracks do an excellent job at establishing a mood, but a lot of them don't particularly go anywhere. Leaving meaning. is a decent album, but ultimately it sounds like a sort of reset or palate cleanser that will hopefully lead up to something greater.
  2. Slant Magazine
    Oct 25, 2019
    60
    Leaving Meaning is a piece of blood-spattered Americana, a haunted-house version of the fabled American dream. But while Gira is a clever musician, that doesn’t make the world he’s created here a pleasant one to visit.
  3. The Wire
    Nov 20, 2019
    50
    Leaving Meaning has all of the reassuring turgidity and tortured self-importance devotees have come to expect plus a cast of name contributors (The Necks, Ben Frost, Baby Dee, Anna von Hausswolff among others) for that vital essence of “Well, if they’re working with him, he’s probably OK, right?” [Dec 2019, p.57]
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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. jeffw2004
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Transcendent. Love the new direction. I hope this is fleshed out more in subsequent releases.
  2. OliverMalmskold
    Dec 29, 2019
    9
    The best album released in 2019! It's not as good as their album TO BE KIND, but still amazing!
  3. LucasMolto
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    Como es habitual un disco de la hostia. En la línea de los anteriores pero algo más (anti)folk.
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