Underachievers Please Try Harder
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| Underachievers Please Try Harder | ||||
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| Released | August 31, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 43:37 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Geoff Alan, Camera Obscura | |||
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Underachievers Please Try Harder is the second LP from the indie band Camera Obscura, released in 2003. The album was released in Australia by Popfrenzy.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The List |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone |  [6] |
| Spin | A[7] |
| Uncut | [8] |
Writing for AllMusic, critic Tim Sendra praised the album, again comparing the group to Belle and Sebastian and writing that "the band manages the rare feat of sounding full and rich without jamming every possible frequency with sound. It also throws in loads of imaginative little hooks that keep things lively".[2] Scott Plagenhoef of Pitchfork wrote "Their honest, wide, and adult approach to heartbreak, romantic liaisons, and escapism is extended to the subtle range of influence — most of which is shown off on the tracks sung by John Henderson".[5]
