At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Mind over Matter received generally favorable reviews from music critics. The album could be streamed for free on iTunes from January 14, 2014, until its official release on January 21, 2014.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores On December 10, 2013, it was followed by the release of the second single, " Crystallized", for which a music video had been released a day earlier.
And on “Mind Over Matter,” this quintet has done little to set itself apart from the rest of the pack.The lead single from the album, " It's About Time", was released on October 28, 2013, with an accompanying music video. The radio is full of bands that sound like Young the Giant: breezy yet earnest, catchy yet relatively unobtrusive. Such banalities as “I know I was born for this / Every night I dreamt of it” (“In My Home”) recall countless other crowd-pleasing clichés that sound good in the moment but don’t make a lasting impact. Unimaginative lyrics add to the album’s insipid tone.
Even the subtle differences - the sultriness of “It’s About Time,” the whisper of “Firelight” - don’t set the songs apart from one another. But as a whole, these songs blur together, and the album sounds formulaic. It’s not for lack of trying: The album features numerous soaring choruses and earnest vocals from Sameer Gadhia (who reaches some extreme heights on “Eros”), as well as intricate melodies from the group’s two guitarists. Southern California band Young the Giant continues to cultivate a breezy pop-rock vibe on its sophomore album, “ Mind Over Matter.” But where the group’s 2011 debut had a few tracks that commanded attention, “Mind Over Matter” is a much more tepid affair that doesn’t stand out. Show: With Cayucas on Sunday at the Fillmore. Kindred spirits: Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, Kings of Leon
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