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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]

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Stereolab is arguably better now than it's ever been.

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musicOMH.com

Quite a varied collection.

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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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Lost At Sea

Fab Four Suture is a solid, satisfying listen front to back.

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Dusted Magazine

Fab Four Suture is a virtual treasure map, a plane of possibility.

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Uncut

Their naggingly overused Farfisa is balanced by otherwise beautifully layered, complex arrangements of trombone, electronics and harmony vox. [Apr 2006, p.118]

Under The Radar

Vintage Stereolab. [#13, p.95]

Magnet

The formula is familiar... but the results can be stranger than recent 'Lab fare. [#71, p.91]

Urb

The album captures the band's unmistakable sound but they've also added some new flavors. [May 2006, p.91]

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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Entertainment Weekly

Not mind-blowing, but still a worthy trip. [10 Mar 2006, p.69]

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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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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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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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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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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Slant Magazine

Simultaneously a structural free-for-all and a glossy collection of diverse material.

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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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Rolling Stone

Even longtime fans will have to wonder what the point is.

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New Musical Express

There's no deely-bopping 'Wow And Flutter' on here. [4 Mar 2006, p.29]

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

The average user rating for this album is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

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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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