Lost in Alphaville
by The Rentals
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. DIY Magazine
    Aug 29, 2014
    60
    It’s lighthearted and radio-ready and fun while being marginally original about it, and that’s okay.
  2. PopMatters
    Aug 27, 2014
    60
    Rentals boosters probably won’t be able to shake off the fact that Lost in Alphaville is just way too familiar for its own good.
  3. Exclaim
    Aug 22, 2014
    60
    Sharp laments the weakening of expression though technology, which is fitting, as this applies to the album. Where there were once fireworks, the Rentals still deliver a bit of a lazer show.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Aug 26, 2014
    58
    Without a fresh set of tunes tailored for the task of revisiting the past, Lost In Alphaville fails at sounding satisfyingly new or old.
  6. Consequence
    Aug 22, 2014
    50
    The issue with Lost in Alphaville, besides simply retooling earlier Rentals songs, is its feeling of playing it safe.

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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Danm95VFF
    May 7, 2016
    7
    There's a lot of nineties nostalgia to be found here; the album sounds not too different from the ROTR era, though maybe a little moreThere's a lot of nineties nostalgia to be found here; the album sounds not too different from the ROTR era, though maybe a little more measured and matured, but all of the signature Rentals elements are very much still intact.… Full Review »
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