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Alternative PressThis is the 25-year-old singer-songwriter at his most personal. [Oct 2006, p.208]
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Ben Kweller is breezy and buoyant, hallmarks of grand pop albums. And this is indeed a grand pop album.
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FilterEffortless pop with an undenaible solo-era Stephen Malkmus quality that just makes you want to go on a long drive. [#22, p.100]
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UrbThis album has a '60s folk-rock quality that's earnest, sweet and open. [Sep 2006, p.136]
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An album so engaging it is impossible to pick one best track.
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SpinThe mini-classic of ultramelodic singer/songwriter pop that he's always hinted at. [Oct 2006, p.99]
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Under The RadarWhen the music is this good, it just doesn’t matter much how many times you’ve heard this style before. [#15]
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MojoHis most honest, touching album yet. [Dec 2006, p.118]
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While a handful of the songs sound derivative, it's hard to resist the tambourine-enhanced exuberance of standout cuts like "Penny on the Train Track" and "I Gotta Move."
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Despite running out of gas down the stretch, Ben Kweller is still a validation of its creator’s burgeoning gifts.
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A beautiful, touching collection of songs, and one which marks an important rite of passage in one man’s career, even if it doesn’t always feel like his best work.
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Paste MagazineIt's hard to imagine a less tortured singer/songwriter than this guy. [Oct 2006, p.75]
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Q MagazineHe finally seems to be getting the hang of things. [Oct 2006, p.122]
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Ben Kweller treads the same path as Kweller's other work, but fortunately, it still sounds genuine, not formulaic.
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Ben Kweller may not sum up Kweller, but it’s a worthy personal statement from a popster whose chops keep getting better.
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Eschewing the live-in-the-studio roughness of 2004’s On My Way, he returns to the fuller production of his solo debut, 2002’s Sha Sha.
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Rolling StoneA slightly less edgy record stuck between its two predecessors quality-wise. [21 Sep 2006, p.84]
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Most sad sack numbers here wallow in a shallow sense of self-pity.
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UncutFor the most part, Ben Kweller simply suggests Jackson Browne reared on Weezer. [Oct 2006, p.114]
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It seems to me that this album has already been made countless times by countless bands.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 16
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Mixed: 0 out of 16
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Negative: 2 out of 16
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tonioVDec 15, 2006I could count on one hand 2006 music albums that i could listen from start to end. This is one of them. Thanks M. Ben Kweller !
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d.hoovOct 21, 2006
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claudepOct 14, 2006