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. Playlouder
    80
    Malkmus seems to be firing on all cylinders for the first time as a solo artist.
  3. cokemachineglow
    80
    He’s back in the groove here: relaxed, confident, weird in his own special way, smart, and ready to make great albums again.
  4. 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
  2. TravisB
    8
    intelligent and funky. any album with "kindling for the master" will have my vote.
  3. PeterK.
    7
    The hooks could be larger, but they're still large and I enjoy his aesthetic (distorted guitars, screwed up lyrics, and blips and bleeps a plenty.)… Expand
  4. DiegoD
    4
    It's really boring. I know it's inevitable to compare it with Pavement but this album has no concept or something to say. Except for Freezze the saints the rest of Face the truth is more of the same things we've been listening… Expand

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