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Gulag Orkestar - Beirut
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80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Summary: This Eastern European-sounding, multi-instrumental effort is actually the work of Albuquerque teenager Zach Condon. Members of A Hawk And A Hacksaw also lend a hand.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Stylus Magazine
    91
    It's tightly focused, beautifully written, and totally without filler.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    90
    Precocious, other-worldly and vividly ambitious.
  3. PopMatters
    60
    The 11 tracks of Gulag Orkestar are very good, but not the stunning achievement you might be led to believe they are.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. BurlescoP.
    10
    Travelling to another world.
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  2. PatB.
    10
    Best album of 2006
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  3. Cat
    3
    Very disappointing. The songs are all a muddle of homogeneous instrumentation, and it's very difficult to discern what he's saying. I like Neutral Milk Hotel, but I don't want all the songs to sound like "The Fool." This just didn't mesh with my tastes at all.… Expand
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