Mature Themes
| Mature Themes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2012 | |||
| Length | 48:15 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Mature Themes | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10 |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| The Guardian | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A− |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
Mature Themes is the ninth studio album by the American recording artist Ariel Pink. It was released on August 20, 2012, through 4AD, and is the second album recorded with Pink's band. It is the final album released under Pink's musical project "Haunted Graffiti," as he would subsequently release material under his name starting with his follow-up album, pom pom (2014).
The album was recognized as one of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far", a list published by Pitchfork in August 2014.