Critical reviews of '' Anthem of the Peaceful Army '' were mixed , the album garnering an aggregate Metacritic score of 53 out of 100 based on thirteen reviews . '' Classic Rock '' magazine strongly praised the album , concluding that it was " one of the most exciting records released by a new band in recent years ... partly a result of the amount of money and attention that 's being thrown at them – this is the first time in years that a rock band has been given a genuine fighting chance by a major label – but it 's mostly down to the youthful , unmanufacturable exhilaration that courses through its 10 tracks . " Conversely , '' Esquire '' reasoned that " the state of guitar music in general had been waiting for another Black Keys or Kings of Leon to come along to revive interest in a rapidly aging sound , " explaining the praise towards the album , but the actual music was " bad and the band 's entire aesthetic feels disingenuous " because it was released by a major label . Jeremy D. Larson of '' Pitchfork '' heavily criticized the album , calling it " half-baked boomer fetishism " and an " interminable 49-minute drag . " ( Larson 's statements were met with controversy and criticism by some , with Tyler Sharp of '' Loudwire '' noting that the response was ' unparalleled in terms of rock music criticism in 2018 ' . ) Anthony Fantano of '' The Needle Drop '' decried the album as well , stating that " it has nothing to do with borrowing directly from Led Zeppelin . ... The problem with this album is that it openly poo-poos the guiding artistic principles of re-contextualization , change , re-appropriation . " Despite the mixed reception , the album was nominated for a Kerrang ! Award for ' Best Album '
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Anthem of the Peaceful Army