Furr - Blitzen Trapper
Metascore
80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    The Neil Young and Beatles influences are laid bare, the quirkiness is now more tuneful than cerebral, and the band has surrendered to the basic human craving for candied country melodies.
  2. Pitchfork
    85
    Blitzen Trapper are no longer talented jacks-of-all-trades, but a master of one, and Furr is proof that this already-great band gets even better as they define themselves more specifically.
  3. Filter
    84
    Furr's tight structures and stripped bones soar. Not that they've abandoned that record's ["Wild Mountain Nation"] sonic spectrum entirely; there's plenty of buried headphones treasures throughout, and they still steal gleefully from your parents' best records. [Fall 2008, p.92]
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  4. Paste Magazine
    83
    There’s no room for filler here; momentum carries on and roams wide but never eases.

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User Score
8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. MarkR
    10
    Boring! I don't care how great the lyrics are if the music puts me to sleep.
  2. EricC.
    8
    Wild Mountain Nation may still be their best album, but my god, can they craft a great rock album.
  3. MarkS.
    9
    Psychedelic frontier rock that hits all the right spots better than the average Joe six-pack on a weekend when he feels like being the most generous of lovers.… Full Review »
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