Universal Themes
by Sun Kil Moon
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 2 out of 40
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  1. SirNilesIV
    Jul 15, 2015
    3
    What a slow waste of a terrific artist. Kozelek has what seems like limitless potential, but his last few albums (including this) are such a waste of time, I'm not sure how anyone could recommend it other than the sycophants. Give me April, Rock 'N' Roll Singer, and the literally fantastic Ghosts of the Great Highway, anyday. This, I and YOU, should pass on.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Mojo
    Jul 6, 2015
    80
    Aching, poetically quotidian observations permeate Universal Themes. [Aug 2015, p.89]
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 1, 2015
    80
    Universal themes absorbs and moves far more than it frustrates. [Aug 2015, p.113]
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Jun 22, 2015
    60
    The album is as stuck in time as a delivered text or dead second cousin. The songs remain the same.
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