Freedom Wind
by The Explorers Club
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    70
    If you don't like the Beach Boys, you won't like this.
  2. No Ripcord
    70
    If you like your pop music with harmonies and heart then the Explorers Club could well have recorded the soundtrack to your summer.
  3. Pitchfork
    67
    Freedom Wind includes three of the four songs on the Explorers Club's original EP, and it partly fulfills that record's promise.
  5. The A.V. Club
    75
    Frankly, the album is beautiful--wholly, deeply, and truly. Which leaves the ultimate verdict up to those who have strong opinions, one way or the other, on The Beach Boys and the concept of originality.
  6. Uncut
    100
    Hailing from the wrong coast, the Charleston, South Carolina-based Explorers Club have done the near-impossible, turning an obsession with everything Beach Boys into an utterly beguiling pop album. [June 2008, p.88
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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. KenC.
    Jun 28, 2008
    10
    This group made me realise that even today we can celebrate great 'Harmony Heroes' from the past with original songs and great This group made me realise that even today we can celebrate great 'Harmony Heroes' from the past with original songs and great musicianship. Absolutely superb and although derivitive of the past they bring something distinctive with their songs and sound.… Full Review »
  2. EdS.
    Jun 27, 2008
    10
    The best 60's style harmony pop in years with shades of the Beach Boys, Turtles, Association and Jan and Dean. Every track is a winner.
  3. Cables
    Jun 5, 2008
    9
    I saw these guys play in scranton with the swims. This album delivers on the promise that they're early ep showed.
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