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- Summary: The lo-fi Portland, Ore. band returns with a second album, recorded with engineer Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie).
- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 20
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Mixed: 7 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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It’s hard not to like The Thermals, and Fuckin A, while maybe a bit less lo-fi than its predecessor, is a stellar album.
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SpinSupercharged, furious, hopeful. [Jun 2004, p.107]
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Alternative PressEven without a high-profile knob-twiddler [Walla] this would have sounded like their version of Husker Du's Metal Circus--a document of grace on the way to greatness. [Jul 2004, p.138]
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Under The RadarRelentless and consistently pleasing. [#7]
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Owing to its themes, Fuckin A is a shade or two less exuberant than More Parts Per Million, but it's no less passionate or energetic.
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The production is simplicity itself, and by the end you won't remember 'Remember Today' from 'Every Stitch', and you won't know whether 'End To Begin' is at the beginning or the end, or even in the middle.
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Q MagazineIn Our Trip and Remember Today, the trio manage to strike the right balance between amp-popping fury and pop finesse--unfortunately everywhere else, they don't. [Jul 2004, p.124]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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dsfasbSep 3, 2004Very good
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ChrisMay 28, 2004
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