AOTY 2023

Beware Believers

Crows - Beware Believers
Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
2022 Ratings: #82 / 807
User Score
Based on 150 ratings
2022 Ratings: #416
Liked by 16 people
April 1, 2022 / Release Date
LP / Format
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
God Is in the TV

Crows may produce a darker version of post-punk than the majority of their contemporaries but the variety throughout Believers Beware demonstrates their versatility.

90
Distorted Sound

This is the kind of album that can bridge the gaps between punk, metal, goth and indie and draw in all manner of bystanders along the way.

80
Loud and Quiet

Beware Believers is a triumph of patience, perseverance and (rightly) being pissed off.

80
Clash

This is a release that shines brightest when at its darkest, and is sure to leave fans blissfully satisfied.

80
Upset
From start to finish ‘Beware Believers’ flows perfectly, with each new track showing off what Crows have to offer while maintaining their cool intensity throughout.
80
Gigwise

This is another impressive release from the London quartet, and soon we’ll surely be talking about them as the headliners rather than as supports for some of the biggest names in UK punk.

80
Record Collector
Yet as loud and boisterous as this is, it’s also strangely soothing. A worthy follow-up to their debut, and a fine record with which to soundtrack today’s doom-laden dystopia.
NassiriSam98
81

shoegaze + garage rock + post-punk + punk + do i need to go on?

Athena
60

Everything on display by Crows here is certainly fun, catchy and groovy. The problem is that once they settle into that groove - they've settled into it. Songs tend to reach their climax halfway through and then just sort of repeat - which makes you feel each and every of the 37 minutes here. Ontop of that, there's not too much differentiation of sound between the tracks here, either.

Good is good, naturally - but just as I wouldn't like to eat the same meal eleven days in a row, I don't want ... read more

tha138
73

For their dystopian, sophomore album, these londoners speed up as loud as they can, without knowing if they are going to hit the wall or they will brake the very last moment.

80

A dark, energetic, post-punk masterpiece.

CollinClark
75

Crows - Beware Believers (2022)

Closer Still - 82 ☆
Garden of England - 70
Only Time - 81 ☆
Slowly Separate - 83 ☆
Moderation - 77
Healing - 73
Room 156 - 74
Meanwhile - 70
Wild Eyed & Loathsome - 77
The Servant - 63
Sad Lad - 75

65

Garage/noise post-punk. Quite generic tbh, but it has potential to kick on the gigs.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0hX02CsJ2luiH8bsrssUbu?si=Hz_ADqQvREilaOq87x6ZBQ

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Track List

1Closer Still
3:03
77
2Garden of England
2:08
75
3Only Time
3:11
76
4Slowly Separate
3:41
77
5Moderation
3:43
77
6Healing
3:16
79
7Room 156
4:00
77
8Meanwhile
3:53
77
9Wild Eyed & Loathsome
4:01
81
10The Servant
2:41
75
11Sad Lad
4:20
79
Total Length: 37 minutes

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Added on: March 28, 2022