B-Side Guys

Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 5 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 70 (Keeper). See the discography in release order.

What is Simian Mobile Disco’s best album?

By the critics, it’s Murmurations (2018), with a B-Side Breakdown of 84 (Keeper) from 4 reviews. 100% of them liked it.

Next best: Unpatterns (72) and Attack Decay Sustain Release (70). Lowest rated: Whorl (59).

Simian Mobile Disco albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Murmurations (2018): 84 Keeper
  2. 2. Unpatterns (2012): 72 Keeper
  3. 3. Attack Decay Sustain Release (2007): 70 Keeper
  4. 4. Temporary Pleasure (2009): 63 Mixed Bag
  5. 5. Whorl (2014): 59 Mixed Bag

Simian Mobile Disco discography, in release order

The earliest here70Attack Decay Sustain Release, 2007The latest84Murmurations, 2018. Their best reviewed yet.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Simian Mobile Disco album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

4010070likedAttack Decay Sustain Release (2007): 70702007Temporary Pleasure (2009): 63632009Unpatterns (2012): 72722012Whorl (2014): 59592014Murmurations (2018): 84842018

Every Simian Mobile Disco album we track, oldest first.

  1. 2007Album cover for Attack Decay Sustain Release by Simian Mobile DiscoAttack Decay Sustain Release70 Keeper
  2. 2009Album cover for Temporary Pleasure by Simian Mobile DiscoTemporary Pleasure63 Mixed Bag
  3. 2012Album cover for Unpatterns by Simian Mobile DiscoUnpatterns72 Keeper
  4. 2014Album cover for Whorl by Simian Mobile DiscoWhorl59 Mixed Bag
  5. 2018Album cover for Murmurations by Simian Mobile DiscoMurmurations84 Keeper

Which critics love Simian Mobile Disco, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Simian Mobile Disco albums.

Warmest on Simian Mobile DiscoAllMusic11 points above the other critics, on average, across 4 albums.Coolest on Simian Mobile DiscoNME7 points below the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.Warmed up over timeThe Guardian18 points below the other critics in its reviews from 2007–2009, 16 points above from 2012–2018.Cooled off over timePitchfork9 points above the other critics in its reviews from 2007–2009, 2 points below from 2014–2018.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

AllMusic4 albums+11
  1. Attack Decay Sustain Release 200790 vs 68 from 11 others +22
  2. Temporary Pleasure 200980 vs 61 from 7 others +19
  3. Unpatterns 201280 vs 71 from 4 others +10
  4. Murmurations 201880 vs 85 from 3 others −5

All AllMusic reviews

Pitchfork5 albums0
  1. Attack Decay Sustain Release 200784 vs 69 from 11 others +15
  2. Temporary Pleasure 200965 vs 63 from 7 others +2
  3. Unpatterns 201262 vs 75 from 4 others −13
  4. Whorl 201465 vs 56 from 3 others +9
  5. Murmurations 201875 vs 87 from 3 others −12

All Pitchfork reviews

The Guardian4 albums−1
  1. Attack Decay Sustain Release 200740 vs 73 from 11 others −33
  2. Temporary Pleasure 200960 vs 64 from 7 others −4
  3. Unpatterns 201280 vs 71 from 4 others +10
  4. Murmurations 2018100 vs 78 from 3 others +22

All The Guardian reviews

NME3 albums−7
  1. Attack Decay Sustain Release 200780 vs 69 from 11 others +11
  2. Temporary Pleasure 200940 vs 66 from 7 others −26
  3. Murmurations 201880 vs 85 from 3 others −5

All NME reviews

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