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- Summary: The Brooklyn, New York-based artist explores the idea of an apocalypse on his latest album.
- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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FilterFair Ain't Fair offers more humanistic, good-humored songs than his previous records, and expansive numbers such as 'More Clouds' and opener 'Roots of a tree' reveal a man who is letting his talent breathe. [Spring 2008, p.103]
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The recondite spirit remains, but the sense of restlessness has disappeared, and with it much of the impertinent energy that propelled "Gone Ain’t Gone." What we gain in its place, though, is more rewarding: a closer look at the mechanics of Fite’s itchy-legs sophistry, the nature of his controlled eccentricity.
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Refreshingly, he doesn’t resort to the type of left-wing broadsides that Bragg perfected, and instead dismantles his political and cultural targets through quirky stories and a mix of self-deprecation and sarcasm.
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The pop textures are more evident, the melodies are more hook-laden, and the overall vibe is more laid-back than past releases, varying in moods from positively gleeful to terribly melancholy.
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At his most relaxed, however, Fite still sounds like his head could explode. [July 2008, p.96]
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Of his three full-lengths, this is his most experimental sounding yet seemingly natural. Fair Ain’t Fair is a clear step forward for Tim as a growing artist.
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Alternative PressThe result captures him turning into an old-fashioned troubadour, one fueled by big issues and a country/hip-hop hybrid that's never sounded catchier. [June 2008, p.131
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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LaurenHMay 8, 2008Brilliant album!
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SteveJ.May 17, 2008
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JaradB.Mar 31, 2009
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