All Our Favourite Stories

All Our Favourite Stories entered the UK Albums Chart during the week ending 20 October and peaked at number 45.[6]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	55/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[8]
BBC Music	(neutral)[9]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[10]
The Guardian	[3]
Metro	[2]
musicOMH	[11]
NME	(6/10)[12]
The Observer	[13]

Upon its release, All Our Favourite Stories received a mixed critical response. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album has received a metascore of 55, based on 9 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[7]

The album was described by the Observer as containing "punchy pop songs with immediate, uncomplicated appeal",[13] while its sister publication the Guardian praised the "solid gold indie pop songs ornamented with real precision and flair".[3] The NME was less complimentary, lamenting the loss of the band's early, rougher sound which it considered had been replaced by "earnest but uninspiring anthemic rock".[12] Lack of originality was also a concern for BBC Music, which noted that the album did not "bring anything new to the table".[9] Drowned in Sound were more generous, stating that Dog Is Dead had released "one of 2012's finest debuts".[10] All Our Favourite Stories also found favour with musicOMH, who argued that it was "one of the most entertaining albums of the year".[11]