Critics give Something to Tell You a B-Side Breakdown of 65 (D), from 12 reviews at outlets we track. Scores run 20 to 91.
The verdict on Something to Tell You
Critics split on this one: 3 of 12 liked it.
- Highest 91 Entertainment Weekly
- Outlier 20 The Independent, 30 points below the next-lowest score
- By the numbers The lowest score of Haim's 4 albums with a Breakdown.
| The gist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly via Wikipediaby Jonathan Bernstein | A- | 91 | 2017 | |
| NME via Wikipediaby Jamie Milton | 4/5 | 80 | 2017 | “The LA sisters stick resolutely to their roots on a slick, second retro album. Get NME's verdict on the new album from Haim.” |
| Pitchfork via Wikipediaby Jenn Pelly | 7.8/10 | 78 | 2017 | “Haim’s glossy second album is slyly complex. The California sisters remain masters of rhythm and create spacious, hook-filled pop-rock full of heartbreak, longing, and betrayal.” |
| PopMattersby Andrew Dorsett | 7/10 | 70 | 2017 | “Haim specialize in pinpointing a specific place along a continuum of distance. Though their songs are often big, snappy, extraverted affairs, the L.A. sister” |
| musicOMHby Craig Jones | 3.5/5 | 70 | 2017 | “The Haim sisters are back with Something To Tell You, a big, brash, bold pop record which has rather more depth than some might expect. Anyone looking for” |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipediaby Jon Dolan | 3.5/5 | 70 | 2017 | “Our take on 'Something to Tell You,' the latest from the L.A. sisters.” |
| Clash via Wikipediaby James Musker | 7/10 | 70 | 2017 | “An ongoing battle takes place between the head and the heart across Los Angeles sister-trio Haim’s second album ‘Something To Tell You’.” |
| Uncut via Wikipedia | 3/5 | 60 | 2017 | |
| The Guardian via Wikipediaby Alexis Petridis | 3/5 | 60 | 2017 | “Haim return with another album of polished LA rock and glossy pop perfection, which they want you to know they wrote all by themselves” |
| AllMusic via Wikipediaby Heather Phares | 3/5 | 60 | 2017 | |
| Slant via Wikipediaby Josh Goller | 2.5/5 | 50 | 2017 | “The Haim sisters convey heartsick sentiments in only the broadest and vaguest of terms.” |
| The Independent via Wikipediaby Andy Gill | 1/5 | 20 | 2017 | “Also, Broken Social Scene – Hug Of Thunder, Jupiter & Okwess – Kin Sonic, Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley, and Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised……” |
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Something to Tell You in Haim's catalog
How these critics usually treat Haim
- Pitchfork Kinder than usual14 points above the other critics here. Usually 1 point below on Haim's other albums (3).
- NME Kinder than usual16 points above the other critics here. Usually 7 points above on Haim's other albums (3).
- Rolling Stone Kinder than usual6 points above the other critics here. Usually 4 points below on Haim's other albums (3).
- PopMatters About usual for them6 points above the other critics here. Usually level with the others on Haim's other albums (3).
- Slant About usual for them16 points below the other critics here. Usually 11 points below on Haim's other albums (3).
- The Guardian About usual for them5 points below the other critics here. Usually level with the others on Haim's other albums (3).
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Approval is the share of critics who scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not how many critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Published is the date on the review itself, read from the outlet’s page, so you can see whether an album’s reputation came at release or years later. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number. Scores marked via Wikipedia are archive ratings, mostly for older albums, taken from the “Professional ratings” box on the album’s Wikipedia page (published openly through Wikidata); each links to the original review when we can find it online, and to that Wikipedia entry when we can’t. When an outlet reviewed an album twice, years apart (often for a reissue), both scores count, each labeled with its year.
A-Side marks the critics’ top tier. An album earns it automatically, from its numbers alone: a Breakdown of 90 or higher, from at least 5 reviews, with at least 75% approval. Nobody hands it out and nobody can buy it; if new reviews pull an album below the line, it loses the badge.
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