Worship the Sun
by Allah-Las
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Oct 9, 2014
    60
    Worship the Sun has the lemonade-y ambiguity of all good pop.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 22, 2014
    60
    Worship The Sun continues that approach, sounding more cohesive in the process. Somehow, though, it’s also more sluggish--their ‘60s indebted garage-rock drags where once it excited.
  3. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 15, 2014
    60
    There is a point where the vocals (all four Las sing) stop being retro nasal tributes and start sounding a little thin.
  5. Q Magazine
    Sep 11, 2014
    60
    Everything here feels like a Xerox of something that's been done before.[Oct 2014, p.102]
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  6. The Guardian
    Sep 11, 2014
    60
    There’s a definite progression in the songwriting and the tunes are soaked in the kind of timeless California sunshine you just don’t get from Brits.

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. nooblet1
    Feb 9, 2015
    7
    My most anticipated album coming into 2014. After listening to the first album easily over 100 times from 2012-2014 and seeing a live show inMy most anticipated album coming into 2014. After listening to the first album easily over 100 times from 2012-2014 and seeing a live show in Austin, I can say Allah-Las fall short of my expectations on their second album Worship the Sun. This album clearly falls short of Allah-Las' self titled first album. The album contains a mishmash of different sounding songs that don't feel entirely necessary. I hear songs like Had it All and Every Girl which are clear throwbacks to the bands first album. They could, or should have added both of these songs as bonus tracks. If only Allah-Las had cut 3-5 songs off this album; and replaced one of Worship the Suns' boring instrumentals: Ferus Gallery, Yemeni Jade; with a song as strong as "Sacred Sands". The album feels like a random collection of pretty good songs and nothing more. Will not be purchasing the Vinyl, and most definitely will not be playing on repeat.

    There are individual songs that stand out on this album, and are still great additions to Allah-Las' tunes. That being said, I don't think any of the songs on Worship the Sun match the quality of tunes off the first album such as Busman's Holiday, Sacred Sands, Catalina, Seven Point Five, or Long Journey.

    Stand out songs:
    Artifact
    Recurring
    Follow You Down
    Better Than Mine
    No Werewolf    … Full Review »
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