Mutual Friends
by BOY
  • Record Label: Gronland
  • Release Date: Sep 2, 2011
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The Independent (UK)
    Jun 20, 2012
    80
    Mutual Friends, a loose song-cycle, is entirely winning.
  2. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Jun 18, 2012
    80
    Boy manage to tease something close to pop perfection.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Jun 18, 2012
    80
    'Mutual Friends' is an album that just gets better and better with every listen.
  5. Filter
    Mar 26, 2013
    72
    With the combination of these instruments and intimate vocals (not to mention some single-digit counting on “Waitress”), it would be odd not to notice that the album can sound a touch Feist-y. Yet the delicate and intricate progressions the songs present make this record Glass and Steiner’s very own.
  6. musicOMH.com
    Jun 20, 2012
    70
    Their debut LP Mutual Friends, despite getting bogged down in the middle stretch, is as an album undeniably catchy and, somewhat surprisingly, experimental.

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User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. desch
    Oct 17, 2013
    10
    Saw them live in Montreal and they were nothing short of amazing! Had the opportunity to meet them, talk to them for about 15 minutes, etc.Saw them live in Montreal and they were nothing short of amazing! Had the opportunity to meet them, talk to them for about 15 minutes, etc. They are extremely nice and down to earth!
    As for their album, I do not have enough things to say about it it is nothing short than amazing! The percussion, the guitar, the vocals, the LYRICS, the flow, everything about it is great. Whether you want a slow ballad song, or a song which makes you sing loudly and dance in your car, you've got it!

    A great band that will make it far in the near future (much like Daughter did!)    … Full Review »
  2. Mayfieldja
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    A soft and charming outing from this Swiss-German duo. Every song is indie-pop perfection with as these two girls push catchy tunes withA soft and charming outing from this Swiss-German duo. Every song is indie-pop perfection with as these two girls push catchy tunes with subtle harmonies that lighten the mood and steal your heart.
    Favorite Tracks: “Little Numbers”; “Railway”; “Skin”    … Full Review »
  3. MasterPop
    Jul 12, 2014
    10
    An album of truth for different tastes, you feel different things listening to him, even euphoric calm. A true masterpiece. If it wereAn album of truth for different tastes, you feel different things listening to him, even euphoric calm. A true masterpiece. If it were possible to give more than ten note, I would, but the site does not allow us.… Full Review »
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