Release and Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (79/100) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| E! Online | C+ |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| NME | (6/10) |
| PopMatters | |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.5/10) |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
The album was seen by many as a highly experimental work, and the critical response was generally positive. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic, the album holds an overall approval rating of 79%. The music video for the hit single "Coffee & TV" cemented Blur's reputation as a cult band in the U.S. with its protagonist Milky. The video gained heavy airplay on many modern rock channels in America.
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