Vicissitude

Maps - Vicissitude
Critic Score
Based on 12 reviews
2013 Ratings: #1036 / 1115
User Score
Based on 10 ratings
July 8, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Mute / Label
Electronic / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
The 405

He's learned to do more with less, sticking to the album's central message admirably.

70
Drowned in Sound

Vicissitude is on the whole a more measured listen, with a weary vagueness you can get lost in it, something you couldn’t with uptempo debut We Can Create.

70
AllMusic

Even Vicissitude's most expansive tracks aren't pushy, and in its own subtle way the album delivers on the promise and intentions of Turning the Mind.

55
The Line of Best Fit

To put not too fine a point on it, Vicissitude is bland. 

50
musicOMH

Vicissitude is such a wispy, bloodless record that it’s hard to find anything to recommend about it.

50
PopMatters

Vicissitude is the very dictionary definition of mostly fat, and not enough lean meat that you can really sink your teeth into.

40
DIY

It’s not like it’s unlistenable by any means. Maps is certainly a talented musician, and at times can craft some beautifully melodic, sonically captivating moments. It’s just that it all feels a bit weak and dated.

middleagedmale
80

bombast synth pop. strange production, makes it even more bombastic.

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Track List

  1. A.M.A.
  2. Built To Last
  3. You Will Find A Way
  4. I Heard Them Say
  5. Nicholas
  6. Vicissitude
  7. Left Behind
  8. This Summer
  9. Insignificant Others
  10. Adjusted To The Darkness

Year End Lists

#29/Rough Trade
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Added on: June 17, 2013