Faith In The Future

Pitchfork 6.3/10 Downplaying riffs in favor of texture, Faith in the Future plays it much safer, which means there’s more emphasis on the words than on Finn’s delivery of them.

A.V. Club C Finn has been a steady presence and celebrated songwriter for more than a decade, and even more clearly than his first solo record, Faith In The Future points to an ongoing, fruitful artistic evolution.

Rolling Stone 4/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Faith in the Future on Rolling Stone.com.

All Music 3.5/5 At its best, Faith in the Future is a compelling and suitably individual study of the Darkness on the Edge of Some Other Town, where Finn has plenty of stories to share.

Under The Radar 7.5/10 Finn may be past recording the desperation and hopes of youth, but Faith in the Future shows he's more than capable of finding beauty, hope, and meaning in the desperation of adulthood too.

Loud and Quiet 6/10 Introspection is a tough about turn from arena-sized sing-alongs, though, and these (sad) tales are left without the emotional heft – lyrically or musically – they require to truly hit home.

Pop Matters 7/10 Despite the unknown future and the ever shaky present, Finn’s adept and poetic lyrics along with some challenging music ensure there are some dark thrills on this perilous ride.

The Guardian 3/5 It’s the romance, warmth and gentle quirks of its orchestration – the drunken brass, the grizzled guitars and the nervous dusting of drums – that prevent the album getting overwhelmed by the intensity of its own neurotic narrative.