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Fab Four Suture
by Stereolab

Stereolab reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 72 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.2 out of 10
based on 22 reviews
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All 12 songs on the band's first album in two years have been released as singles.

LABEL: Too Pure / Beggars Banquet
RELEASE DATE: 07 March 2006
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Indie, Rock

What The Critics Said

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90
Mojo
Compare this latest instalment of vivid, left-wing existentialist pop with past triumphs like Mars Audiac Quintet and Emperor Tomato Ketchup, and it's every bit as good. [Apr 2006, p.102]
83
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Stereolab is arguably better now than it's ever been.
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80
musicOMH.com
Quite a varied collection.
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80
All Music Guide
Even more than Margerine Eclipse, Fab Four Suture sounds like Stereolab has adapted -- if not fully healed -- from the loss of Mary Hansen.
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80
Lost At Sea
Fab Four Suture is a solid, satisfying listen front to back.
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80
Dusted Magazine
Fab Four Suture is a virtual treasure map, a plane of possibility.
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80
Uncut
Their naggingly overused Farfisa is balanced by otherwise beautifully layered, complex arrangements of trombone, electronics and harmony vox. [Apr 2006, p.118]
80
Under The Radar
Vintage Stereolab. [#13, p.95]
80
Magnet
The formula is familiar... but the results can be stranger than recent 'Lab fare. [#71, p.91]
80
Urb
The album captures the band's unmistakable sound but they've also added some new flavors. [May 2006, p.91]
80
Tiny Mix Tapes
These are talented writers/performers at the absolute top of their game. Just as relevant now as they ever were.
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75
Entertainment Weekly
Not mind-blowing, but still a worthy trip. [10 Mar 2006, p.69]
70
BBC collective
This anthology of new and previously released 7” singles is inevitably somewhat dishevelled as an album, but then this extraordinary band has always worked best in bite-size.
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70
PopMatters
Like all their best recordings, it sounds both like a “typical Stereolab album” and like nothing they’ve done before.
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70
Drawer B
It is a little more scattered than the last few proper Stereolab albums in terms of musical threads, but the urbane electro-funk of “Interlock” as well as the jittery disco pomp of “Eye of the Volcano” prove that Stereolab is still tweaking the formula with one foot in Esquivel’s grave and the other several light years away.
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70
NOW Magazine
It appears that the recording regime involved in focusing on a series of 7-inch singles rather than a new album has brought back some of the old creative spark.
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66
Pitchfork
There is nothing intrinsically bad about it of course, but the album is consumed by the already menacingly "not intrinsically bad"-ness of their canon.
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60
Slant Magazine
Simultaneously a structural free-for-all and a glossy collection of diverse material.
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50
Playlouder
The lack of a linear structure results in the individual songs banging against each other logjam-style, with the unfortunate effect that 'Fab Four Suture' begins to grate.
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50
Rolling Stone
Even longtime fans will have to wonder what the point is.
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40
New Musical Express
There's no deely-bopping 'Wow And Flutter' on here. [4 Mar 2006, p.29]
40
Q Magazine
With no fresh ideas or strong melodies to lighten the mood, [Sadier's] icy hauteur makes for bland and featureless listening. [Apr 2006, p.120]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

David R gave it a10:
This is a Beautiful, poetic and diverse album. There is an improvement in the band's style... each tune manages to be wrapped in the most exquisite originality. The song I like the most of this album is "Whisper Pitch", magical sounds, a flawless ethereal landscape that reminds of one of those idyllic romance scenes from literature. "Interlock" is another excelent son, a funky vibe surrounds this song in a very original and psychedellic wave. Tlakin about the lyrics I can say tha tehy're very profond, like the ones in "Eye of the Volcano". Indeed this is a very good album, is much better than margerine eclipse and is as good as emperor tomato ketchup.

Arnold D gave it a9:
Quite a cheeseburger!

Leonardo F gave it a9:
less complex than their previous releases, the groop is having more fun with their music. they're rocking more - the songs have funky basslines, danceable beats and great guitar work by tim gane. my favorite tracks are 'eye of the volcano', 'get a shot of the refrigerator' and 'excursions into the oh a-oh'.

Louis d gave it a9:
Better than Margarine Eclipse; a complete return to form. The Groop has a harder edge on some tracks. The Rolling Stone hates it should convince the doubters.

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