Both Ways Open Jaws

Critic Score
Based on 17 reviews
2011 Ratings: #303 / 1067
User Score
Based on 78 ratings
2011 Ratings: #255
March 9, 2011 / Release Date
LP / Format
Cinq 7, Wagram / Label
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Critic Reviews

93
Beats Per Minute

Both Ways Open Jaws will strike you as both new sounding and classic, as both fresh and rooted in tradition.

80
Uncut
80
NME

Tribal, prickly and wickedly playful.

80
PopMatters

The true strength of the Dø’s uniquely blended sound is its sense of adventure and good old fashioned fun.

75
Pitchfork

The Dø's sophomore album ... keeps up the genre-hopscotching whimsicality of the debut while also urging us to approach music more innocently.

40
Mojo
Doofy
NR

A little middle of the road, pleasant I guess - I'll give it the benefit of the doubt before repeat listens, gets a qualifying 66% rating for now.

adrianiturralde
65

"Smash Them All (Night Visitors)" is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard... What I shame I didn't feel like that during the rest of the album:/

Fav tracks:
- Smash Them All (Night Visitors)
- Slippery Slope

Least faves:
- The Wicked & The Blind
- Too Insistent
- Bohemian Dances
- Moon Mermaids

Ecodisirene
81

Not a bad album—nothing exceptional, but still very engaging and intriguing.

Fav Songs:
⭐️ Bohemian Dances
⭐️ Was is a dream?

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