Dying in Stereo
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Reception
The album received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2] The exceptions to this trend included Pitchfork Media, which gave it a scathing review in which the reviewer, Michael Idov, described the album as "the most heinous hip-hop release since MC Skat Kat went solo",[3] and Drowned in Sound, which described Northern State as "a pointless hybrid of the Beastie Boys and *N-tyce (from the female wing of the Wu)."[4] Many other critics also compared Dying in Stereo's music to that of the Beastie Boys.[5]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 1/10[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[7] |
| NME | (6/10)[8] |
| Pitchfork Media | (0.8/10)[3] |
| Popmatters | (mixed)[1] |
| Robert Christgau | (A)[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Spin | (B)[5] |
Track listing
- A Thousand Words 3:37
- Trinity 4:11
- At the Party 3:42
- The Man's Dollar 3:28
- Vicious Cycle 4:39
- Signal Flow (You Can't Fade Me) 4:07
- All the Same 4:05
- Dying in Stereo 4:47
References
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