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Bitter Tea
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The increasingly prolific brother-sister duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger (this time, sans grandmother) return with their fourth album.
| LABEL: | Fat Possum |
| RELEASE DATE: | 18 April 2006 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Indie, Rock |
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The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 50 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Paul J gave it a10:
Chewy and innovative musicianship combines with intelligent, thoughtful lyricism, to take your hand in theirs for a trip (in all good senses) into a private parallel world which provides much-needed disengagment therapy from the careworn workaday world. A musical highspot for 2006
DrGoob gave it a10:
Holy shit, The Fiery Furnaces did it again. It's absurd, pretentious and outrageously self-indulgent, and yet it's brilliant. They make every album released since their last one look tame and conventional. Again. They are the 21st century successors to legends like Beefheart and Zappa.
John D gave it an8:
Let's face it: every Fiery Furnaces album sounds terrible the first time you listen to it. After the first couple of times, it grows on you. (Except for 'Rehearsing', which everybody except Spin Magazine hated, but then again, they gave 'Registration' a B+ in its formal review and then proceeded to name it ALBUM OF THE YEAR, which is just stupid.) Don't put this on when you can't give 91% of your cencentration to the music.
Dave R gave it a3:
It's like listening to the grandiose, wild experimentation of Blueberry Boat without the sweeping melodies and brilliant 'pop' moments. They've developed a completely unique and personal sound but without a more grounded core these songs mostly become an exercise in pushing boundaries, so if that's your cup of 'tea' then go for it.
mikey s gave it a10:
forget what the critics are saying. This CD is taking music in a new direction, and it's a fantastic production.
Stu B gave it a9:
why are these critics bothering with trying to critique this? get a grip! this albums ridiculous and absurd and the kids will love it !
Benjamin Bunny gave it a9:
Bitter Tea. This album takes a lot of time to get into, but you'll find that you'll probably find well spent--Bitter Tea is an enticing puzzle, and as you fit the pieces together, the joy/enjoyment deepends. Soon enough you may find that it is in fact your favorite Fiery Furneces album...well I should give that more time, but I've had "Benton Harbor Blues," "Teach Me Sweetheart" and "Waiting To Know You" on mostly endless repeat for the last week. I haven't been this obsessed with an album since Fiona Apple's "Extraordinary Machine."
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