• Record Label: Partisan
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2012
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Oct 30, 2012
    78
    The surprise isn't that their eponymous debut LP turned out terrific, but that it got made at all.
  2. 70
    Even though Deer Tick's punky, yowling take on hillbilly country-rock is a close relative to Diamond Rugs' own sound, it's more of a first cousin than an identical twin, and the few songs that deviate from the Deer Tick template are some of the album's most enjoyable.
  3. Apr 26, 2012
    70
    Diamond Rugs is a lot more fun and less self-conscious than what Deer Tick usually delivers.
  4. Apr 26, 2012
    82
    This ain't no Chickenfoot; this is the really really real deal.
  5. Alternative Press
    Apr 24, 2012
    80
    The sextet deliver delightfully, dingy, wholly impressible rawk. [May 2012, p.75]
  6. Apr 24, 2012
    77
    Diamond Rugs emerge from their first full-length effort as a cohesive, spirited country-punk collective that brings out the best in each member.
  7. Magnet
    Apr 24, 2012
    80
    The album's many ragged parts [are wrapped] into a rocking and rollicking package. [No.86, p.52]
  8. Apr 24, 2012
    70
    Even if this act is Deer Tick 2.0, this is still an album of infectious, ultra-grimy blues-rock tunes from dudes who've mastered the equation and then some.

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