Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Pitchfork 9.3/10 Their music pilfers from the past without shame but also manages to sound like no one else.

A.V. Club A- In another band’s hands, all this stretching would seem sophomoric, but Girls have always been great at grasping.

The Needle Drop 7/10 At least I like it more than that EP.

NME 4/5 Because there’s an awkward squirm at Girls’ core, a deviant devolution of classic mores, and that makes ‘…Holy Ghost’ something of a maladroit masterpiece.

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 The lyrics are self-consciously ­gloppy, but from the Beach Boys pop of "Honey Bunny" to the textured, churning rocker "Alex" to the soul ballad "Love Like a River," Girls find the right sonic twist to give clichéd romantic self-pity a fresh, forlorn sting.

DIY 4.5/5 By the end, ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost’ seems almost spiritual.

All Music 3.5/5 As a duo, Girls felt comfortable like an old, weathered T-shirt, and now they feel like a well-pressed dress shirt with extra starch. The good news is that this album proves they are top-level purveyors of pop. The bad is that the eccentricity that once flowed freely feels forced.

Under The Radar 3.0/10 On the whole, the album feels like a parody of music's tropes, limping along with no real soul.

Clash 7/10 A quiet, understated triumph.

Pop Matters 9/10 Father, Son, Holy Ghost is bracingly immediate, a collection of songs that don’t have to grow on you—songs that are fully realized and lovable at first blush.

The Guardian 3/5 On first listen, you'll think someone should have spent a couple of hours with them in the editing studio. A few plays down the line, you'll realise that really would be missing the point.

Spectrum Culture 86% On Father, Son, Holy Ghost, the band prove themselves able to beautifully capture the fucked-up and fatalistic feelings of young love, no matter the thrust of the music.

Beats Per Minute 70% Father, Son, Holy Ghost seems like a step backward from their previous work.

The Irish Times 4/5 Despite its overly stretched running time, this is an album with countless depths to plumb and myriad layers to unravel.