Reception
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| Spin Magazine | (7/10) link |
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| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10) link |
Every Kind of Light has received mixed to positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 66 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."
Peter Gaston of Spin Magazine wrote that "Even with a rather ho-hum second stanza, Every Kind of Light is an instant reminder that the '90s would have been a far worse place without the Posies, and that this decade is much better off with them around." Dusted Review's Emerson Dameron also gave the album a positive review, writing "As inconsistent as it is, Every Kind of Light... curbs the pair’s excesses enough to reward repeat plays. Joe Tangari of Pitchfork Media called the album "...a decent record spiked with a few classic moments of patent posies pop ecstasy," even though the album fails to live up to The Posies previous works. In a more mixed review, Allmusic's Mark Deming called the album "...a bit hollow," writing "It's nice to have the Posies back in the studio again, but Every Kind of Light isn't the triumphant return fans might have hoped for."
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