Death Grips - Jenny Death
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2015 Ratings: #162 / 1018
User Score
2015 Ratings: #9
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CRITIC REVIEWS

83
Pretty Much Amazing

Another step forward for Death Grips, a group that seems to have walked over the horizon and out of sight albums ago.

81
Pitchfork

On these ten tracks, they’ve harnessed the unbridled energy of Government Plates into their most fully formed songs since Money, which helps justify their bluster.

80
NME

With ‘Jenny Death’, they’ve made their most accessible album to date.

80
Sputnikmusic
Bands can do fun, but only Death Grips can do this type of fun; a sort of fractured, frightening, and darkly impenetrable sort of grandiose fun.
75
Consequence of Sound

It lunges at you instead of inviting you to find the thrills in its detritus. It’s their most punk album, both musically and in function.

70
Tiny Mix Tapes

The beauty of Jenny Death, and of the Death Grips story itself, is that it testifies to the fundamental tension between the private and public functions of art. 

365WHATAPPLE
65

F in the chat for Jenny

ST4T1C
95

“Jenny Death” is a near masterpiece in the unhinged loud style that DG masters in. I wasn’t that big of a fan of “NOTM” because of how tame it seemed compared to previous DG releases, however on here, it seems that DG completely loses their minds and just goes off on what makes them the best. Every song on here has such loud and aggressive volume that its just a fun as fuck time for the entire 40 min runtime. Tracks like “Inanimate Sensation” and ... read more

hmj
70

Before actually digging into this review, there's a few key concepts I wish get out of the way about how I enjoy albums:

Firstly, your composition may be the most well-executed, complex and 'talented' piece of music ever created, but if you perform it or create it without putting your heart and soul into it, it will be obvious and will never have that little "extra kick" over other albums.

Secondly, the reason why most of us (as in, members of this site) listen to albums rather than ... read more

Eveeja
NR

My top artist of the year were Death Grips, Jpegmafia, Swans, Xiu Xiu and Radiohead in that order, my top song of the year was my alarm clock which was once backseat freestyle, that speaks something I guess

Ricezen
100

Holy this is probably one of the best shit i've ever heard in my life holy damn this is fucking amazing a masterpiece i say one that will be passed around for generations

SoTi
100

"Oh my god bitch" gotta be one of my favorite colors

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Added on: March 19, 2015