Risk To Exist
by Maxïmo Park
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. PopMatters
    May 1, 2017
    60
    As with every Maximo Park album since the underwhelming Quicken the Heart, Risk to Exist also has a nagging tendency to drastically change the template with underwhelming results. Sometimes it works.
  2. The Observer (UK)
    Apr 24, 2017
    60
    As a tonic to the like-minded, these soul-tinged indie resistance anthems do their bit, if seldom approaching the euphoric lift-off of Maximo’s best songs.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Apr 21, 2017
    60
    As a lyrical and moral experiment it’s touching and does what it sets out to; as an auditory experience... not so much.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 21, 2017
    60
    Risk To Exist is a cracking post-debate disco record, certainly, but no one ever changed the world over cocktails at Club Tropicana.
  6. Q Magazine
    Apr 19, 2017
    60
    They excel most on energetic, darkly comic songs. [Jun 2017, p.110]
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  7. The Skinny
    Apr 19, 2017
    60
    There’s less of an exploratory bent to the record than there was last time out, on 2014's Too Much Information, and when there is a touch of that ambition, the band often revert to their comfort zone too quickly.

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6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Cagey75
    May 1, 2017
    8
    Fresh and chirpy as ever, even if also as usual the subject matter can meander from downer to positive over the space of a few lines. It's notFresh and chirpy as ever, even if also as usual the subject matter can meander from downer to positive over the space of a few lines. It's not their best outing but there are certainly some gems here. Most notably opener 'what did we do to you to deserve this', 'work and then wait' and title track 'Risk to exist'… Full Review »
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