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Clues
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 2 votes
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Album Info
Label: Constellation
Release Date: 19 May 2009
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rock, Indie, Pop
Summary
The debut album for the group is led by the Unicorns' Alden Penner and Arcade Fire member, Brendan Reed.
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Delusions of Adequacy
As two musicians who may have gotten slighted, their self-titled album is an accomplished and impressive debut.
Read Full Review >Uncut
'Cave Mouth' rocks with something of Fugazi's technical heft, while 'Perfect Fit' matches Penner's quavering vocals to dancing Klezmer piano and swells of cymbal. [Aug 2009, p.88]
Prefix Magazine
The purpose of Clues wasn’t to outshine Penner or Reed’s past successes, but to make great new music. And on Clues, they do just that.
Read Full Review >cokemachineglow
Striking stylistic tics like this pop up all over Clues, and the contextualizing effect is undeniable: for good or ill, it’s nigh impossible to hear this album anew, free from preconceptions.
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
One hears a variety of influences on this 2009 release, including no wave, psychedelic rock, art rock, 1980s post-punk, Brit-pop, and even folk at times; all of those influences serve Clues well, and all of them add to the intrigue on their promising debut album.
Read Full Review >Drowned In Sound
Clues offer precisely that: hints at considerable future potential, and, for any budding gumshoes keen to probe the mysterious fate of The Unicorns, arguably something of smoking gun.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
There may be some excellent tracks on this record, but it mostly hints at better things to come down the line.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express (NME)
Yet get past the grating AF-isms and there’s some good tunes.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tater Nuts gave it a9:
Smart, fun album. "Haarp" and "Ledmonton" radiate wicked energy. A little on the gimmicky side with the medieval themes, so it's not for everyone, but I really dug it.
