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7.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: Originally released in Japan, the sophomore album for Liam Hayes as Plush is finally released wide.

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  1. Stylus Magazine
    100
    Hayes' performance on this album is so stellar one wonders why others don't shoot this high.
  2. The Guardian
    100
    As nourishing as it is satisfying, Fed will leave you craving more.
  3. Uncut
    100
    Fed is beautifully excessive, ornamented with dazzling soul/pop arrangements. [Sep 2008, p.114]
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  1. Tommer
    10
    If Liam Hayes intended his second album to be ambitious, inspiring and gripping then he succeeded superbly. Right from the opening chord 'Fed' is a powerful piece of work, the whole album merging together as almost a symphony of guitar strings, percussion, brass and Hayes' course, gentle vocals. The music crescendos and falls, dragging your emotions with it, with lyrics that are simultaneously cryptic yet touching. A piece of originality and ingenuity that never lets up, Fed deserves far beyond the success it will surely get.… Expand
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