Dumb Luck - Dntel
  • Band Name: Dntel
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2007
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Metascore
60 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: This second Dntel LP for Jimmy Tamborello (also of the Postal Service and Figurine) features guest vocalists Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst, Mia Doi Todd, and members of Lali Puna and Fog.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. Filter
    91
    What makes Tamborello so special is the fact that his music can stand as comfortably in a Kompakt Records compilation as it can in a room filled with indie nerds. [#25, p.102]
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  2. Under The Radar
    80
    Another understated success. [#17, p.84]
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  3. cokemachineglow
    60
    Sadly, the only true victories on Dumb Luck are Tamborello's own title track and Oberst's "Breakfast in Bed."
  4. Stylus Magazine
    33
    There are no great songs to speak of on Dumb Luck, and in fact there are just a few that I would hesitatingly call “good,” or more important, “memorable.”

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. johnj.
    10
    One of my favorite 2007 albums (so far).
  2. ShaneW.
    8
    Pretty good. Definitely one of the better CD's I've bought in the past 3 months.
  3. ShutupaYourface
    5
    Not even in the same league as Life is Full of Possibilities.
  4. matta.
    3
    Listening to this, you can't help but pray that the poor quality is due to the fact that Tamborello is saving his best beats for the next Postal Service album. Something tells me that isn't the case though and this has just lost it. Sad.… Expand

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