Sounds Good Feels Good
by 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2015
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 140 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 140
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 140
  3. Negative: 28 out of 140
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  1. ThatOneReviewa
    Oct 29, 2015
    3
    5 Seconds of Summer's "Sounds Good Feels Good" isn't as good as the title says. Right off the bat, these guys are VERY controversial, with accusations of copying My Chemical Romance with "She's Kinda Hot" and Duran Duran with "Hey Everybody!", but they have copied way more than just music (look up the 5sos copying things account on Twitter to see a lot of things they copied), but all in5 Seconds of Summer's "Sounds Good Feels Good" isn't as good as the title says. Right off the bat, these guys are VERY controversial, with accusations of copying My Chemical Romance with "She's Kinda Hot" and Duran Duran with "Hey Everybody!", but they have copied way more than just music (look up the 5sos copying things account on Twitter to see a lot of things they copied), but all in all, this is just a really awful, mellowed down blink-182, with the highlight of the album being "She's Kinda Hot", but even that's awful. If you're looking for a popular band, i'd say, stick with One Direction, or if you're looking for a pop punk band, stick with Green Day or blink-182.… Expand
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    Further proof the pop punk genre should be removed from the wotld and destroyed. 5 Seconds of Summer have no identity that feels unique, intead they are poor reflections of greater influences and this album is no different.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Spin
    Oct 30, 2015
    60
    5SOS finds a balance in their sound here that feels right for them, and ultimately the accurately titled Sounds Good Feels Good suggests there isn’t actually all that big of a gap between the boy band and pop-punk milieus, and probably never was.
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  2. Rock Sound
    Oct 26, 2015
    80
    Rather than feeling like a mash-up of their favourite bands--which is no bad thing--album two finds the four-man phenomenon firming up their identity and becoming their own band.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 26, 2015
    60
    They should step outside of their comfort zone more often.
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