Methyl Ethel - Triage
Critic Score
Based on 18 reviews
2019 Ratings: #699 / 805
User Score
Based on 98 ratings
2019 Rank: #666
Liked by 3 people
February 15, 2019 / Release Date
LP / Format
4AD / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

85
The Line of Best Fit

Triage is a spectrum of colour and abstract character, stained with a unique personality. Thanks to this approach, Triage is the finest work from Methyl Ethel yet.

80
Drowned in Sound

This isn’t music to be taken in completely on the first listen. It’s eerie, complex, heart wrenching even.

80
DIY

Methyl Ethel have reached great new heights with this stellar effort.

70
AllMusic

Triage offers Methyl Ethel's most immersive collection to date.

70
Northern Transmissions

‘Triage’ is ingrained with a sound of the past, rebooted for 2019 but its themes are relatable and universal; surely that can’t be bad?

70
God Is in the TV

Unlike the immediacy definition of the album’s title, Triage is slow-burner that’s magic is revealed on repeated listens.

67
Consequence of Sound

Every song from Methyl Ethel’s latest album seems like it is trying to outdo all the others and that is never a bad thing. Triage is probably their best album yet because they only seem to be competing with themselves, which makes for the best form of uncompromising music.

60
Loud and Quiet

The first truly outward-facing Methyl Ethel album should go over well with plenty – a little less restraint next time out, though, might expand their reach even further.

60
The Guardian

Solidly catchy melodies abound, from the gambolling opener Ruiner to the stately, processional closer No Fighting – the sort of tunes that happily enliven Urban Outfitters’ changing rooms but don’t quite grab your soul.

60
Exclaim!

Methyl Ethel's second album, Everything Is Forgotten, was utterly hypnotic in how it pulled together repetition and percussion ... Triage is worthwhile in its own right, but it falls just short.

60
Dork

It is a pleasing effort nonetheless and confirms Methyl Ethel to be a band consistent not only in the style of their output but in the quality also.

60
NME

An often-dazzling, albeit inconsistent, third record from Perth's new pop masters.

55
Under the Radar

A couple tracks break from the tired formula and show Methyl Ethel can actually create something unique and entertaining.

30
The 405

At its best, Triage is boring. At its worst, it feels like it’s staring at you in hopes you can bail it out, all the while wiping flop sweat off its brow.

UnbalancedForce
50

You could do so much better babe

usedtobe
81

Not bad. I liked their previous effort.

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Added on: November 9, 2018