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Face The Truth - Stephen Malkmus
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78 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

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  • Summary: Malkmus' third post-Pavement recording is his most "solo" effort to date (not to mention his weirdest), with only some of the songs featuring the full complement of Jicks backing him up.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Lost At Sea
    95
    It's weird, (but not annoyingly so), it's catchy (but not annoyingly so), and it's fresh (but not annoyingly so). Face the Truth is the work of a songwriter at his finest hour.
  2. No Ripcord
    90
    Face the Truth is probably the most eclectic of all Malkmus's work. There are elements of every Pavement album in amongst the tracks, with familiar noodly guitar intros, shouty, jaunty refrains and languid deadpan-rap segments.
  3. Alternative Press
    60
    May be the weirdest record Malkmus has made since Pavement's Wowee Zowee. [Jul 2005, p.174]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. AndrewE
    10
    In a weird way, I like this more than slanted and enchanted. I can't go crazy critical right now, but, certainly, the critics are reaching too far. This is the best solo album for sure.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. johnc
    5
    I think Malkmus has run out of material. There is nothing new here and so he just adds production to cover the flaws. Pig Lib was a better album. If I here one more meaningless prog power cord I am going to hang myself.… Expand
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  3. thomasc
    1
    actually worse than his last album!.....hasn't written a good song since his debut solo album (which was A++) and Terror Twilight which had MANY......where is SS?… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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