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==Reception==

We Will Always Love You received widespread acclaim from music critics. It carries a rating of "Universal Acclaim" on [[Metacritic]] with an average rating of 86/100 and was included in their list of 2020's best albums. The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] hailed the album as a "genuine masterpiece",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Condon |first1=Dan |title=The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/featured-music/feature-albums1/the-avalanches-we-will-always-love-you-review/12975216 |website=ABC Double J |access-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213215207/https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/featured-music/feature-albums1/the-avalanches-we-will-always-love-you-review/12975216 |archive-date=13 December 2020 |date=14 December 2020}}</ref> and [[Clash Music]] said that it was "arguably the best of The Avalanches’ trio of releases thus far".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rivers |first1=Joe |title=The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-avalanches-we-will-always-love-you |website=Clash Music |access-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218050223/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-avalanches-we-will-always-love-you |archive-date=18 February 2021 |date=14 December 2020}}</ref> Several reviews remarked favorably on the quality of the sampling on the album and its mature sound and themes. Mark Beaumont in [[The Independent]] noted that the group had "tempered their youthful party vibe to contemplate themes of the afterlife and cosmic profundity",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaumont |first1=Mark |title=The Avalanches review, We Will Always Love You: A Nasa-inspired journey into the great sonic beyond |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-avalanches-review-we-will-always-love-you-b1768055.html |website=The Independent |access-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210185137/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-avalanches-review-we-will-always-love-you-b1768055.html |archive-date=10 February 2021 |date=9 December 2020}}</ref> while Julien A. Luebbers in [[The Spokesman-Review]] similarly remarked on the album's thematic sophistication, calling the album "a soaring testimony to spirituality and being part of something greater than ourselves" and "a piece of true artistic brilliance".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Luebbers |first1=Julien A. |title=Review: The Avalanches’ ‘We Will Always Love You’ is a piece of true artistic brilliance |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/10/review-the-avalanches-we-will-always-love-you-is-a/ |website=The Spokesman-Review |access-date=27 February 2021 |date=10 December 2020}}</ref> On the other hand, [[PopMatters]] gave the sole review of the album marked "mixed" by Metacritic, criticizing both the multiple guest appearances on the album and the "polemical" nature of its themes.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Avalanches say 'We Will Always Love You' |url=https://popmatters.com/avalanches-we-will-always-love-2649478882.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109063931/https://www.popmatters.com/avalanches-we-will-always-love-2649478882.html |archive-date=9 February 2021 |date=14 December 2020}}</ref>

==Track listing==