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The Blackest Beautiful is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Letlive. The album was released through Epitaph Records on July 9, 2013. The album was released to positive reviews from critics, generating an aggregated score of 80/100 on Metacritic.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (80/100) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Absolute Punk |   |
| NME |  |
| The Guardian | |
| This Is Fake DIY | |
The Blackest Beautiful received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80/100, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Absolute Punk gave the album 9.5/10, describing the album as a "masterpiece" that will "redefine your musical preconceptions and tastes for the better." NME gave the album 8/10, describing the album as a "strong, focused record from beginning to end." Allmusic gave the album 4 stars, describing the album as "more ambitious, interesting, thoughtful, and boundary-pushing than any of Letlive's previous work" and a "compelling document of anger, loss, and struggle." The Guardian gave the album three stars and was largely positive about the album, saying that "This fourth full-length release should take them to a wider audience." This Is Fake DIY was also very positive about the album, saying that the album is "the first time letlive. have really put their stamp on a record."
Track listing
- "Banshee (Ghost Fame)" - 4:02
- "Empty Elvis" - 3:05
- "White America's Beautiful Black Market" - 3:41
- "Dreamer's Disease" - 3:43
- "That Fear Fever" - 3:28
- "Virgin Dirt" - 4:46
- "Younger" - 3:14
- "The Dope Beat" - 4:26
- "The Priest and Used Cars" - 3:47
- "Pheromone Cvlt" - 4:05
- "27 Club" - 7:29
Personnel
Letlive
- Jason Aalon Butler - vocals
- Ryan Jay Johnson - bass
- Jean Nascimento - guitars
- Jeff Sahyoun - guitars
Production
- Stephen George - mixing
- Letlive, Kit Walters - production
References
- ^ "Epitaph label album page". Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "The Blackest Beautiful review - Allmusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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- ^ Appleby, Jack. "The Blackest Beautiful review - Absolute Punk". Absolute Punk. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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