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Fair Ain't Fair
by Tim Fite


10.0

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The Brooklyn, New York-based artist explores the idea of an apocalypse on his latest album.

LABEL:	Anti
RELEASE DATE:	06 May 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Indie

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Fair Ain't Fair offers more humanistic, good-humored songs than his previous records, and expansive numbers such as 'More Clouds' and opener 'Roots of a tree' reveal a man who is letting his talent breathe. [Spring 2008, p.103]

All Music Guide

The pop textures are more evident, the melodies are more hook-laden, and the overall vibe is more laid-back than past releases, varying in moods from positively gleeful to terribly melancholy.

Dusted Magazine

The recondite spirit remains, but the sense of restlessness has disappeared, and with it much of the impertinent energy that propelled "Gone Ain’t Gone." What we gain in its place, though, is more rewarding: a closer look at the mechanics of Fite’s itchy-legs sophistry, the nature of his controlled eccentricity.

Hartford Courant

The album is loaded with arresting musical touches.

Paste Magazine

Refreshingly, he doesn’t resort to the type of left-wing broadsides that Bragg perfected, and instead dismantles his political and cultural targets through quirky stories and a mix of self-deprecation and sarcasm.

PopMatters

Of his three full-lengths, this is his most experimental sounding yet seemingly natural. Fair Ain’t Fair is a clear step forward for Tim as a growing artist.

Alternative Press

The result captures him turning into an old-fashioned troubadour, one fueled by big issues and a country/hip-hop hybrid that's never sounded catchier. [June 2008, p.131

The average user rating for this album is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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Lauren H gave it a10:
Brilliant album!

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Fair Ain't Fair by Tim Fite

Fair Ain't Fair
by Tim Fite