• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Jun 5, 2007
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Alternative Press
    60
    It's not brilliant, and some tracks are just dumb. [Jun 2007, p.156]
  2. For every section that locks into something juicy, it's offset with three others that are just plain bad (or close to it).

Awards & Rankings

User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. LarsK.
    Mar 4, 2008
    8
    Great one - and still getting better.
  2. ChrisT.
    Feb 22, 2008
    10
    Probably my favourite album of 2007 because it is awkward, danceable, interesting and prepared to take risks, please go out and buy it. MES Probably my favourite album of 2007 because it is awkward, danceable, interesting and prepared to take risks, please go out and buy it. MES after all these years is one of the only artists who can truly say he has never sold out. And the guys from Mouse on Mars live up to his genius. Full Review »
  3. DanielJ.
    Jan 4, 2008
    9
    innovative, interesting, and funky in a quite clunky way (a la kraftwerk, hot chip). mark e smith's delivery and lyrics may be an innovative, interesting, and funky in a quite clunky way (a la kraftwerk, hot chip). mark e smith's delivery and lyrics may be an acquired taste, but age is certainly not dimming his continuing vital contributions to the contemporary pop scene. his collaboration with German duo mouse on mars is an unqualified success. Full Review »