Terrible Human Beings

The Orwells - Terrible Human Beings
Critic Score
Based on 12 reviews
2017 Ratings: #650 / 940
User Score
Based on 57 ratings
2017 Rank: #734
Liked by 2 people
February 17, 2017 / Release Date
LP / Format
Atlantic / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

91
GIGsoup

The Orwells latest joint is a punk-angst-garage-rock manifesto chef-d'oeuvre mix worthy of listening to by any human being dead-or-alive.

80
Slant Magazine

On Terrible Human Beings, the Orwells temper the brashness of their 2014 breakthrough, Disgraceland. Throughout, the Chicago garage-rock revivalists harness their considerable energy and wield it with more precision.

80
Northern Transmissions

A lack of variety and some hokey attempts at playing the blues doesn’t prevent Terrible Human Beings from being a solid return for The Orwells, and nascent listeners will no doubt find themselves corrupted by the group’s obvious talent.

70
musicOMH

Here there is clear evidence of development as the band stretch their musical muscles, featuring more varied vocals and a fine extended instrumental passage in the middle with rumbling bass and needling guitar work.

70
PopMatters
Offering a kind of pessimistic energy that may not add much to a genre inundated with bad attitudes, they elevate their game a little here and produce a record stuffed with likable and applicable anthems.
70
AllMusic

The mild growth and light sophistication they show in spots doesn't make the record any less of a rollicking good time. Just like they have since their early days, the Orwells bring the songs, the suds, and the knuckleheaded energy to the party.

60
Under the Radar

Unkempt and heartfelt, Terrible Human Beings shows The Orwells have promise and is a fun joy ride while you're on it. You just may not feel compelled to repeat the ride very often.

58
Pitchfork

This is an album called Terrible Human Beings with a naked woman on the cover, but like so much of what lies herein, they suggest malevolence without much to show for it.

50
Exclaim!

It's a competent but unspectacular offering that's more likely to reinforce the band's place as indie rock also-rans than take them to the next level.

90

I think this is probably their best, or at least my favorite album from them. I think they refine their sound and up their game a bit here. hearing heavy influence of the pixies on here (and not cause of the black francis song), Double feature is probably one of the orwells best tracks to date and definitely my favorite.

tylxrlane
65

double feature is a banger of a song

VinylHound83
71

They Put a Body In the Bayou - 9/10
Fry - 7/10
Creatures - 4/10
Vacation - 8/10
Black Francis - 10/10
M.A.D. - 7/10
Buddy - 7/10
Hippie Soldier - 7/10
Heavy Head - 7/10
Body Reprise - not rated instrumental
Ring Pop - 4/10
Last Call (Go Home) - 7/10
Double Feature - 8/10

Overall Rating: 85 out of 120 = 71

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Track List

  1. They Put a Body In the Bayou
  2. Fry
  3. Creatures
  4. Vacation
  5. Black Francis
  6. M.A.D.
  7. Buddy
  8. Hippie Soldier
  9. Heavy Head
  10. Body Reprise
  11. Ring Pop
  12. Last Call (Go Home)
  13. Double Feature
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Added on: October 27, 2016