Ice Cream Spiritual
by Ponytail
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13

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  1. MattM.
    Sep 15, 2008
    9
    This album is fantastic! Every song is just as good as the last, and for me the vocals put it over the top. If anything they sound like deerhoof. These songs are surprisingly catchy. Beg Waves!
  2. DavidS
    Sep 12, 2008
    8
    Pure emotion. Awesome and a hell of a lot of fun. Somehow the album works perfectly, for what it is.
  3. matthewg
    Aug 25, 2008
    8
    this is a solid landing that shows a polished run on all chips in approach; theres nothing dispassionate about this album. i cant wait for this to hit wax.
  4. JyotirmayaD.
    Aug 10, 2008
    8
    I love the pandemonium on this album... it's for lovers with a wide vision of what punk should sound like. Molly Seigal's primal vocals sound great alongside the two guitars (no bass) and wild drumming... It's all over the place and crazy, but it is tight at the same time.
  5. OliverC.
    Aug 2, 2008
    7
    Perhaps not quite as good as the reviews, but certainly satisfying for the noise rockers in all of us
  6. KatyA.
    Aug 1, 2008
    0
    Horrible, very overrated.
  7. AndrewJ.
    Jul 30, 2008
    7
    At first, the "vocals" put you off, drifting as they do into Yoko Ono territory, but there's just something infectious about it. The entire sound works somehow as an instrumental record--as if the yelps and squeals were just another instrument.

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#39 Best Album of 2008

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    80
    At times, the album's extended jams get a bit wearing, but Ice Cream Spiritual! shows that Ponytail's music is still equal parts challenging, melodic, and fun.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    74
    It is, more than anything else, the sound of a band having too much fun being good to try being great.
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  3. Paste Magazine
    80
    Not recommended for people with heart conditions or pregnant mothers, but for those of you looking for visceral thrills, this is it.
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