Emotional Education

IDER - Emotional Education
Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
2019 Ratings: #367 / 805
User Score
Based on 54 ratings
July 19, 2019 / Release Date
LP / Format
Glassnote / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
The Line of Best Fit
As complex and multi-faceted as any woman in her early twenties, IDER’s debut LP is an album made for people like those who wrote it, and is all the stronger for it.
85
The 405

Emotional Education makes another year in this maw seem worth it, even if we are the saddest generation.

80
DIY
Lily and Megan have talked about IDER being the intangible ‘third member’ of the group that emerges from their vocal crossover, but it’s actually the lyrical idiosyncrasies produced in the space between the two that are the most striking feature here.
80
Clash
IDER have been working towards this album for six years and their dedication has shone through with ‘Emotional Education’. It is a very enjoyable, incomparable album, with moments of extraordinary depth.
80
Dork
From 'Mirror' to 'You’ve Got Your Whole Life Ahead Of You Baby', the record offers no quick fixes, simply reassurance. And sometimes that’s all you need.
60
The Guardian

The melodies are good, though Emotional Education lacks the single indelible song that takes a group from admired cult to huge crowds. Imperfect, then, but so many seeds have been planted. Don’t be surprised if Ider’s second album turns out a masterpiece.

40
Loud and Quiet
Unfortunately, these eleven songs ultimately share far too much. They become difficult to separate even after repeated listens, a uniform voice of empowerment and millennial confession that is channelled through the same squeaky clean EDM sheen throughout.
Emoticarepublic
100

This project is written for people in there 20's who are figuring out life and constantly worrying about what tomorrow or the next 20 years will bring. It is relatable, motivational and depressing at the same time.

usedtobe
78

Sick cover art right here with an equally promising record brimming with talent and diversity though it treads on familiar waters at times. An enjoyable record to say the least.

RandyXXX8
72

Emotional Education é um debut interessante, apresenta bem o duo, tem letras incríveis, uma sonoridade gostosa porém já batida que mistura um pop/Alternative porém achei válido, tem músicas realmente incríveis como Body Love, Wu Baby, Mirror, Saddest Generation. Algumas coisas poderiam ser diferentes como ter mais altos e baixos durante o álbum para não soar como “one note”.

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Track List

  1. Mirror
  2. Wu Baby
  3. Busy Being a Rockstar
  4. Brown Sugar
  5. Invincible
  6. Clinging to the Weekend
  7. Swim
  8. You've Got Your Whole Life Ahead of You Baby
  9. Body Love
  10. Saddest Generation
  11. Slide

Year End Lists

#18/The Line of Best Fit
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Added on: May 18, 2019