Fitz and the Tantrums
by Fitz & the Tantrums
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Jun 10, 2016
User Score
4.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 11 out of 24
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  1. Methusalah
    Jun 23, 2016
    2
    Why did they abandon a unique, catchy, but still quite radio-friendly sound for this? They're gaining nothing and losing everything that made them stand out from the crowd. More Than Just a Dream started them down this path, but managed to balance the full on pop songs with songs that carried on the legacy of their first album. There isn't a track on this generic trash pile of an albumWhy did they abandon a unique, catchy, but still quite radio-friendly sound for this? They're gaining nothing and losing everything that made them stand out from the crowd. More Than Just a Dream started them down this path, but managed to balance the full on pop songs with songs that carried on the legacy of their first album. There isn't a track on this generic trash pile of an album that hasn't earned a place in the landfill of forgotten and discarded pop detritus.… Expand

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Magnet
    Aug 2, 2016
    95
    All of [the tracks are] meaty, beaty, big and bouncy. [No. 132, p.53]
  2. Rolling Stone
    Jun 29, 2016
    40
    It's a self-titled affair but it lacks the calling cards that originally made them interesting.
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  3. PopMatters
    Jun 14, 2016
    40
    It’s the residue of that band making a cynical attempt to polish the gloss off their music to a dull matte to the benefit of the lowest common denominator of pop listeners.
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