• Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: May 4, 2015
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. Mojo
    May 20, 2015
    60
    Though mostly a one-man affair, he covers a lot of ground across the album's 11 tracks. [Jun 2015, p.86]
  2. May 19, 2015
    60
    In short, if you liked what you heard on MCI and MCII, MCIII is more of the same, only slathered in lush arrangements with a little less of the raw outbursts of his earlier garage-y grunge sound.
  3. May 8, 2015
    60
    Though it manages to be both lovely and adventurous, too often MCIII sounds like Cronin falls back on the string beds instead of utilizing them with the same fervor he used to reserve for crunchy, just-this-side-of-DGAF riffs.
  4. Apr 30, 2015
    60
    Cronin’s previous album was something of a messy listen, and MCIII doesn’t offer the solution. But behind the debris, there are glimmers of shimmering greatness.
  5. Q Magazine
    Apr 29, 2015
    60
    Side one isn't bad either, even if it doesn't quite scale the same heights.... A mostly impressive set. [Jun 2015, p.103]
  6. May 12, 2015
    50
    Side one of MCIII consists of perfectly enjoyable songs, with similar ingredients--piano, interesting guitar work, a voice reminiscent of ‘60s pop, but that ineffable thing that makes songs stick in your head just doesn’t seem to be here.... The second half of the album is problematic in a different way.
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. May 5, 2015
    7
    It's just great. I loved his first two albums, and in this one the only thing he does (and it was a great decision) is experiment more andIt's just great. I loved his first two albums, and in this one the only thing he does (and it was a great decision) is experiment more and make it bigger. His voice really expresses and his solos are more expansive than ever. Although it feels like it loses momentum after the first half, after you listen it a few times, it all starts to make sense. Full Review »