Portugal. The Man - Woodstock
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2017 Ratings: #638 / 940
User Score
Based on 382 ratings
2017 Rank: #679
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CRITIC REVIEWS

94
GIGsoup

Portugal. The Man magnificently explores millennial concerns with their new release, “Woodstock.” It’s hard to fathom that the eighth release from the band might be their best work to date, which should enlighten and excite PTM fans no end.

80
PopMatters

With Woodstock, Portugal. The Man continues to be exceptionally colorful, polished, moving, and determined. Sure, the group has lost a sliver of their uniqueness in the move toward a more commercially viable and accessible sound, but the vast majority of their idiosyncratic identity is still here.

80
The Young Folks

Woodstock may be a new page for Portugal, but it is indisputably still a part of the same book. The band continue to expand and create rewarding experiences, and in the case of Woodstock, one worth repeating.

76
Paste

Despite its bucolic, peaceful namesake, it’s a decidedly grimey vivisection of millennial pop expressly positioned to act as revolutionary mouthpiece for a generation of the disillusioned.

70
AllMusic

It'll be interesting to observe how P.TM's longtime fans react to Woodstock, or if it will even matter. They'll certainly retain enough of their base to chart, but the bet is, given how accessible and attractive (and yes, derivative) their loopy brand of pop is, they'll attract an entirely new crop of fans to compensate.

66
Pitchfork

The Alaska psych-pop group have embraced modern-rock glitz and EDM bombast, while trying to write an album that speaks to the times. But their attempts at topicality are clumsy.

60
Spill Magazine

It is the constant shifting of elements that keeps Woodstock so interesting. But the gimmick of changing the scenery can only last so long until you realize that Portgual. The Man might be disguising the fact that it still carries no discernable features.

58
A.V. Club

While all that tinkering and aiming for the center have reached their payoff with the most commercially viable record of the group’s career, something of what made Portugal. The Man unique feels like it’s been lost.

50
Slant Magazine

There's nothing wrong with wanting to appeal to a broader audience, but by wrapping itself in the trappings of counterculture and modern social activism with no intention to fully explore these themes, Woodstock feels as disingenuous as it does unoriginal.

coloncancer
69

so young is great but the rest is just decent. love the artwork tho.

TheBoredCritic
NR

These guys made Feel It Still. Respect.

6inchlouboutins
70

fav tracks:
Feel It Still (X)
Rich Friends
Mr Lonely

decent

Mannye
80

Score should be higher, this is a vibe

thegamingfoo
70

Im a rebel just for kicks. This album was very good but had some bad songs which brought it down heavily. The best songs on here are Live in the moment and Feel it still. The worst songs on here are mr lonely and tidal wave.

Lemonade_1
85

Come on, most of these songs are banging, tracks like noise pollution with its powerful beat and melodic vocals and the symphony of every singer here, it’s just beautiful. TBH, that’s just my favorite moment of this album. The way it flows like a river with sooth transitions, while, at the same time, being chaotic and not following the certain formula.

Alright, enough with this track (though I could talk for ages about it, god it’s so good). Other songs are also really good: ... read more

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Added on: June 6, 2017