Manticore
by Shovels & Rope
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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. PopMatters
    Feb 18, 2022
    70
    It’s not clear if some of the songs are confessional and concern Trent and Hearst’s marriage. There seem to be personal statements on songs like “Divide & Conquer” and “Bleed Me”, but they could be personae instead. As music, the actual truth doesn’t matter as much as the emotional weight they carry.
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  2. Uncut
    Feb 18, 2022
    70
    The finest moment is the moving wartime ballad, "No Man's Land." [Mar 2022, p.35]
  3. AllMusic
    Feb 18, 2022
    60
    The sense of low-key but heightened melodrama can be alluring thanks to the open-ended arrangements, yet much of Manticore unfolds at a crawl, so it feels much less visceral than previous Shovels & Rope albums even if it has a greater emotional range.
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