title: Steingarten
text: # Steingarten
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Metacritic | 82/100 |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Pitchfork | 8.5/10 |
  | PopMatters | |
  | Stylus Magazine | B+ |
  
  Steingarten is a studio album by Pole. It was released by his own label, ~scape, in 2007.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82% based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
  
  Tim O'Neil of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying, "There's none of the indulgence that often bedevils minimalism, as the album clocks in at a modest 45 minutes." He added, "Every track is just about a complete microcosm unto itself, unfolding with precision and lingering for just long enough for the listener to begin to get a grasp of the many subtleties on display, but not long enough for it to wear out its welcome."
  
  The Wire named it the 17th best album of 2007.
  
  