• Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Oct 20, 2009
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. On I Told You I Was Freaky, the joke often appears to be that they’re performing a certain kind of song (like sing-song-y a cappella or reggae), rather than the song’s actual content. Such jokes wear thin quickly, making them novelty songs in the worst sense of the word--amusing when new, tired immediately thereafter.
  2. 60
    The second helping of this sitcom following Flight of the Conchords; Kiwi synth-poppers in New York, was almost as funny as the first, though most critics agreed the songs were weaker.
  3. Mojo
    60
    Like the second series of their HBO sitcom, from which most of the tracks here are culled,...Freaky feels a little rushed, but there's still plenty to love. [Dec 2009, p. 95]
  4. On the second full-length album from this comedy duo, electro beats and white-soul croons bump against jokes about cannibalism and girl troubles--in other words, nothing terribly new for these smart Kiwi guys.
  5. If you haven't watched the TV series, what are you supposed to make of Friends, with its weak gag about gay men? Or Petrov, Yelyena, and Me, a gurgling shanty about cannibalism that flounders ­musically and lyrically? But that's the weaker half of the album; the sublime half works irrespective of prior ­knowledge.
  6. 50
    Like most comedy albums, this one loses its luster upon repeated hearings.
  7. As much of Freaky wallows in the jokes, the record runs out of ideas astonishingly early.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    The sophomore studio set by Flight Of The Conchords, which gets off to a disappointing start with a string of lame loverman jokes over even lamer dime-store production. [23 Oct 2009, p.60]
  9. The material is better served in context, complete with music videos and framed with dialogue, whereas as a standalone record it misses more than it hits.
  10. Despite the hilarious wordplay though, it's hard to imagine anyone returning over and over to the actual tunes, you're far better off with a DVD and its accompanying visual gags.
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Jan 24, 2020
    10
    simply wow. pure comedy. beautiful I guess. haven't listened to it and don't plan on doing it any time soon.
  2. Nov 19, 2015
    10
    Hilarious. My childhood was this album and helped motivate me to get to school because of how hard I was laughing. The Flight of the ConchordsHilarious. My childhood was this album and helped motivate me to get to school because of how hard I was laughing. The Flight of the Conchords are truly a talent beyond measurement. Full Review »