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Go Fly a Kite - Ben Kweller
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72 out of 100

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  • Summary: The fifth solo album for the Texas-based singer is his first on his own label, The Noise Company.
  • Record Label: The Noise Company
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country-Rock
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Paste Magazine
    Feb 7, 2012
    85
    It's spirited, energetic and competent power-pop.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Feb 13, 2012
    83
    The result is a sweetly evocative day at the park. [17 Feb 2012, p.72]
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  3. This Is Fake DIY
    May 14, 2012
    60
    Go Fly A Kite is a likeable album, but it sounds like Jet at its worst times and like an American alt-rock band past their sell by date at its best.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. chabonbon
    9
    Ben Kweller is back with his best album yet. Go Fly a Kite is exactly what a good album should be like. The songs are catchy, the lyrics are clever, and the songwriting is impeccable (as usual with Ben Kweller). He has graduated from adolescence (finally) and is really making great music. His influences are obvious (Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Weezer) but it doesn't sound like a copy at all. Hopefully this will put Ben Kweller out more and give him some radio play. 10/10. Amazing.… Expand
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  2. AlexxTrusc
    3
    New indie-pop album of Ben Kweller - "Go Fly a Kite" is a very average product. The very first songs "Mean To Me" and "Out The Door" did not impress. Thanks that somewhat minimalist-pop compositions like "Gossip", "Justify Me" or carefree county song "Full Circle" saves the situation. In any case this is not a proposition of the highest quality - you can let it go.… Expand
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