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Feb 7, 2012It delivers the goods with its collection of summery jams while keeping nothing, not even the chord progressions, secret.
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Alternative PressFeb 8, 2012His earnest vocals and easygoing spirit evoke both nostalgia and excitement for what may lay around the next bend in the road--a difficult feat he makes sound effortless. [Mar 2012, p.98]
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Apr 5, 2012The piano-backed punch of "Jealous Girl" and swaying "Gossip" both achieve pinnacles of pop, completely masking their lackluster lyricism, but it's Kweller's pushing his ruffled tenor into Seventies roots-rock territory that serves him best here.
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Apr 12, 2012Coming in at 11 songs, there is hardly a weak one on Go Fly a Kite and no real need to call out one track over the next, as all are pretty much worth the price of the album.
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Feb 7, 2012The simplicity of the instrumentation is what perfects the record.
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Feb 7, 2012Kweller does what he does best-mesh all the influences we've all heard a thousand times (The Beatles, Dylan, Beach Boys, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Etc.) into a bunch of three to four minute easy-listening pop songs.
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Entertainment WeeklyFeb 13, 2012The result is a sweetly evocative day at the park. [17 Feb 2012, p.72]
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Feb 7, 2012It's spirited, energetic and competent power-pop.
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Feb 16, 2012This record is rich in craft-from songwriting to intricate arrangement to whatever the spirit is that lifts certain music into inspiration.
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UncutFeb 8, 2012Kweller is a disarming presence and an unpretentious sonic architect. [Mar 2012, p.90]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 1 out of 4
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