Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Under The Radar
    Dec 19, 2014
    60
    Stateless often feels like a soundtrack searching for images to play off of. [Dec 2014, p.64]
  2. Nov 10, 2014
    60
    While intriguing and often beautiful, it’s also a little frustrating. There’s a sense that this is only half a story, half a tale told.
  3. Stateless is impeccably executed, but also unsettling to the point of off-putting.
  4. Nov 3, 2014
    50
    Stateless is just one extended mood, which also makes it the least mysterious Dirty Beaches record to date.
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Mar 30, 2016
    8
    A bizarre and daring release, Stateless is both incredibly easy and incredibly difficult to listen to. All four of these songs areA bizarre and daring release, Stateless is both incredibly easy and incredibly difficult to listen to. All four of these songs are instrumental walls of sound and easy to get sucked in to. A good listen if you want to hear layers of moody synths and horns, but not exactly upbeat or conventional in any sense. Full Review »