Fab Four Suture
by Stereolab
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Mojo
    90
    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]
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  2. The A.V. Club
    83
    Stereolab is arguably better now than it's ever been.
  3. Uncut
    80
    Their naggingly overused Farfisa is balanced by otherwise beautifully layered, complex arrangements of trombone, electronics and harmony vox. [Apr 2006, p.118]
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  5. Under The Radar
    80
    Vintage Stereolab. [#13, p.95]
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  6. Magnet
    80
    The formula is familiar... but the results can be stranger than recent 'Lab fare. [#71, p.91]
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  7. Urb
    80
    The album captures the band's unmistakable sound but they've also added some new flavors. [May 2006, p.91]
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  8. musicOMH.com
    80
    Quite a varied collection.
  9. AllMusic
    80
    Even more than Margerine Eclipse, Fab Four Suture sounds like Stereolab has adapted -- if not fully healed -- from the loss of Mary Hansen.
  10. Lost At Sea
    80
    Fab Four Suture is a solid, satisfying listen front to back.
  11. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    These are talented writers/performers at the absolute top of their game. Just as relevant now as they ever were.
  12. Dusted Magazine
    80
    Fab Four Suture is a virtual treasure map, a plane of possibility.
  13. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Not mind-blowing, but still a worthy trip. [10 Mar 2006, p.69]
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  14. BBC collective
    70
    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.
  15. PopMatters
    70
    Like all their best recordings, it sounds both like a “typical Stereolab album” and like nothing they’ve done before.
  16. NOW Magazine
    70
    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.
  17. Drawer B
    70
    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.
  18. Pitchfork
    66
    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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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. frankrog29
    Feb 6, 2015
    9
    I'm sure I'm in the minority in this opinion, but this is actually my favorite Stereolab album. It is probably the "poppiest" of Stereolab'sI'm sure I'm in the minority in this opinion, but this is actually my favorite Stereolab album. It is probably the "poppiest" of Stereolab's albums, but they make great pop songs, so it is naturally very good. The songs "Get a Shot of the Refrigerator," "Vodiak," and "Excursions Into 'oh, a-oh'" literally make me feel ecstatic. This is a perfect album to listen to on a warm, sunny day or on a long drive through the country.… Full Review »
  2. DavidR
    Jul 9, 2006
    10
    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 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.… Full Review »
  3. ArnoldD
    Mar 27, 2006
    9
    Quite a cheeseburger!
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