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Gallowsbird's Bark - The Fiery Furnaces
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77 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Summary: Unlike Jack and Meg White, this brother-sister garage-blues duo really are brother and sister. 'Gallowsbird's Bark' marks the full-length debut for New Yorkers Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger after several years touring with the likes of Spoon, The Kills and French Kicks.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    A fantastic debut album that only gets richer and better with more listens, Gallowsbird's Bark is more fully formed and daring than most second or third albums from many bands.
  2. Pitchfork
    84
    Plays like a big, half-drunken romp through golden-era rock 'n' roll-- airy and thrilling and shifty as hell.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    A spiky hybrid of stuff grabbed from various decades.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. ThomasS
    10
    One of the freshest albums I have heard lately. The more times you listen to the record, the richer it gets. It's on my top 10 list.
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  2. Jyoti
    9
    The Furnaces are a revelation, and are unlike their contemporaries, who don't seem able to do anything with their influences other than copy them. FF may reprise the history of popular music in their albums, but there's nothing ersatz about them.… Expand
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  3. ChrisB
    9
    One of my favorite records of the past five years. Dark and playful.
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