Snow
by The New Year
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. Toes
    May 1, 2017
    9
    Like the past three New Year albums (and the three Bedhead albums before that), this is full of gorgeous guitar lines and deadpan vocals. I wasn't sure where it fit amidst their other albums, but after a dozen or so listens I think it might be one of their best. The increased use of keyboards (first really explored on their self-titled album from almost a decade ago) sounds great here.Like the past three New Year albums (and the three Bedhead albums before that), this is full of gorgeous guitar lines and deadpan vocals. I wasn't sure where it fit amidst their other albums, but after a dozen or so listens I think it might be one of their best. The increased use of keyboards (first really explored on their self-titled album from almost a decade ago) sounds great here. It's a remarkably solid collection of songs, but standouts have to be "The Beast," "Mayday," "Recent History," and "Myths." Or anything else on the album, really.… Expand
  2. ira_pop
    Jun 23, 2017
    10
    Potentially The New Year's most eclectic album to date. I immediately latched on to the more familiar styled songs, but within a few days, I'd embraced the entire album. Really amazing work from one of the most influential indie bands of the last 20 years. This album should not be missed.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Aug 31, 2017
    80
    Instead of dramatic tempo shifts or sing-along choruses, the songs rely on subtle texture and tempo changes that, in context, wind up carrying far more weight than they would in another setting.
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  2. No Ripcord
    May 17, 2017
    70
    Even if does feature the occasional moment to crank their guitars, like in the rushing The Party’s Over, much of Snow follows a wintry path of languidly melancholic songs that reveal a curled-up optimism.
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    May 16, 2017
    80
    Heavy and heartbreaking, teeming with a warm, analog energy, Snow looks backward at each defining element that made the band so memorable to begin with. But like many of the best moments, maybe you just had to be there.
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