Welcome To The Madhouse

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2021 Ratings: #755 / 756
User Score
2021 Ratings: #1,022
July 16, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Elektra / Label
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Critic Reviews

80
AllMusic

The effusive debut full-length album from Australia's Toni Watson (aka Tones and I), 2021's Welcome to the Madhouse finds her further expanding the uplifting electronic pop she first showcased on her 2019 EP The Kids Are Coming.

80
The Sydney Morning Herald
Behind her clever, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and strong, occasionally soaring, vocals is a self-confessed outsider attempting to open herself up through music.
60
The Arts Desk

A likeable album of personality, heart and jovial gobbiness.

40
The Guardian
After a global hit as odd as Dance Monkey, Toni Watson had dream conditions to write a debut. Instead, the album is unadventurous and occasionally exhausting.
10
Sputnikmusic

Welcome to the Madhouse is truly the worst. It’s hard to even make jokes about because it’s so bad that I just want to call my mom and tell her I love her.

0
The Needle Drop
Where’s the exit?
August
0

this is my opinion

MickyT
10

This makes AJR sound tolerable.

1

To me, the greatest mystery in music of the last 10 years is how Dance Monkey reached number 1 in over thirty countries. How is it that Tones and I is just about the biggest thing to come out of Australia since Tame Impala (and even then, her success eclipses that of Kevin Parker). Why do I ask this? Because every time I decide to engage in her music, I am lost for words. There is nothing redeemable, interesting or new on offer. Welcome To The Madhouse is no different. Rarely has a body of ... read more

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Track List

1Welcome to the Madhouse
2:36
11
2Lonely
3:44
9
3Won't Sleep
3:17
6
4Westside Lobby
3:39
6
5Fly Away
2:58
12
6Sad Songs
3:14
8
7Just a Mess
3:51
8
8Child's Play
3:39
6
9Not Going Home
3:31
7
10Dark Waters
3:34
10
11Cloudy Day
3:05
14
12You Don't Know My Name
3:14
7
13Fall Apart
4:08
9
14Bars (RIP T)
1:59
4
Total Length: 46 minutes
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