Gallowsbird's Bark
by The Fiery Furnaces
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Magnet
    60
    Some songs here make more sense than others, and the musicianship, while spirited, isn't quite accomplished. [#61, p.92]
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  2. PopMatters
    60
    Every song is a piano recital, a punk rock concert, a tone poem, an art project, a dizzying expanse of white noise, a beautiful mess. But over Gallowbird's Bark, you begin to wonder the appeal of it all.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    A spiky hybrid of stuff grabbed from various decades.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. ChrisB
    Nov 19, 2006
    9
    One of my favorite records of the past five years. Dark and playful.
  2. Jyoti
    Aug 3, 2006
    9
    The Furnaces are a revelation, and are unlike their contemporaries, who don't seem able to do anything with their influences other than 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.… Full Review »
  3. ThomasS
    Jul 11, 2005
    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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