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Boys and Girls in America

by Hold Steady

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All Time

of 455,735

808
2000's

of 265,982

73
2006

of 33,755

9

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.3717 Boys and Girls in America is ranked overall as 3.3717 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.3038 Boys and Girls in America has an avg. critic score of 3.3038 out of 4 stars

Boys and Girls in America Album Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly

On several tracks, the swirls of organ they've added to their hyper-literate stomping suggest Deep Purple with a library card

PopMatters

Boys in Girls in America is one gargantuan anthem short of, and two bits of filler long on, the band’s Born to Run. ...more

All Music Guide

This is a smoking little record. Its focus is small, its reach is large; it's a winner. ...more

Stylus Magazine

THS’s move toward a purer aping of classic rock is mostly welcome and largely successful; the fallout is the loss of the band’s snaky, blunt riffing, their wit dissipating into a pool of honest rocking. ...more

Rolling Stone

Fist-pumpable rock with brains, heart and words worth coming back to

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Uncut

Finn’s writing is sharper than ever, the various narratives driven less by the wordy exposition of yore than acute observation, devastating detail, by turns exclamatory, epigrammatic and grainily authentic....read the complete review at Uncut

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BBC collective

[Finn's] smart, poetic, unashamedly adult lyrics... almost guarantee this is the best arena band that’ll never play an arena....read the complete review at BBC collective

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Uncut

James Rutledge—aka Pedro—will soon be ubiquitous. Alongside stints with Twisted Nerve's D.O.T., he's collaborated with The Pastels and Kevin Shields on the soundtrack for The Last Great Wilderness. Pedro—a name inspired by...read the complete review at Uncut

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Tighter and crisper, The Hold Steady is back. Considering what a tall order it is to follow up an album that makes everyones year-end Top 10 and, to at least one reviewer, one of the best records EVER, judging The Hold Steadys Boys and Girls in...read the complete review at CDreviews

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