Let Me Introduce My Friends
by I'm from Barcelona
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Mar 20, 2007
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22

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  1. ToddW
    May 3, 2007
    7
    Think of a cross between The Partridge Family and Captain Beefheart and you're in the same vicinity as this offering. However, the cacaphony is clearer on this than on a lot of albums by your basic vocalist/drum/bass/guitar bands, even though this group numbers 29. There are some genuinely likeable songs here, if you don't mind the inanity of some of the topics. If nothing else, Think of a cross between The Partridge Family and Captain Beefheart and you're in the same vicinity as this offering. However, the cacaphony is clearer on this than on a lot of albums by your basic vocalist/drum/bass/guitar bands, even though this group numbers 29. There are some genuinely likeable songs here, if you don't mind the inanity of some of the topics. If nothing else, it's worth a listen, if not an introduction to your friends.… Expand
  2. ChadV
    Mar 19, 2007
    10
    This is an amazing album! "Let Me Introduce My Friends" is simple and sweet. If you need a good album to start out a weekend, this is it. I'm from Barcelona nail it!
  3. BobS
    Apr 8, 2007
    10
    Charting in teritory only the bravest of men face. I hate indie, but I think I get this album. I can relate.
  4. stinel
    May 15, 2007
    9
    this is brilliant. 29 friends laughning at the music industry, full of irony and sarcasm.and I must say i find it quite liberating.. a "we don´t really give a damn"-band, a group of friends who discovered the core of music and now pushing it to it´s very limit.. sure it´s a sugary sweet feelgood- can´t get outta my head though I want to-record, but i just saw this this is brilliant. 29 friends laughning at the music industry, full of irony and sarcasm.and I must say i find it quite liberating.. a "we don´t really give a damn"-band, a group of friends who discovered the core of music and now pushing it to it´s very limit.. sure it´s a sugary sweet feelgood- can´t get outta my head though I want to-record, but i just saw this crazy mental band live- mad choir-PUNK. that´s what it really is. I have been enlightened and set free.… Expand
  5. DylanS
    May 28, 2007
    8
    Solid music by a solid (if not huge) contingent of swedes. Too bad the sheer size of the 29 member band, only really resonates on 2 songs (We're From Barcelona & Treehouse). I mean The Besnard Lakes and Arcade Fire have less than 1/2 their members and still produce a larger sound, worth owning though.
  6. AndrewP
    May 9, 2007
    9
    Those who criticize this record are looking for something that isn't there. This record is pure fun, and it succeeds admirably in that. No, the lyrics are not poetry, but there is a lot of charm in the silliness. Don't take this too seriously, and you will find it a very worthwhile record.
  7. Brendan
    Mar 24, 2007
    9
    Catchy, comfortable music. Screw you, critics! 11 of the 13 songs are as good as anything else on the radio right now, or off it.
  8. DavidM
    Mar 25, 2007
    9
    Only the terminally humourless could fail to apprecaiate the easy charm and wit in these songs.
  9. Sebastian
    Mar 26, 2007
    8
    The reviews that rated this album "in the red" (60 or below) are complete ______ (fill in the blank with your own negative answer). I love this album, it
  10. AaronSycophantman
    Apr 24, 2007
    7
    Predictably, an album that is unashamed to be the sweetest thing in the room gets clubbed by the man-boys with axes to grind. Make no mistake, this is a flawed album, but a very good album for a debut. Not everyone likes cute in their music, but there is an undeniable talent here. Bash if you like, but know that we totally make fun of your terrible metal music behind your back...
  11. TobiasD.
    May 23, 2007
    10
    I loved it. I feel like the target of data mining, and I LOVE IT. Cuzz theres always gunna be this little boy inside of me.

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. BBC collective
    80
    The sort of euphoric, sweetly intentioned indie pop that, despite occasionally making Belle & Sebastian sound like Da Lench Mob, nevertheless manages to stay the right side of cloying.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    27
    They are a handful of shit, of wan, barely extant songs and feeble musings, of worn gimmickry and careful over-production, aping Sufjan and a dozen others, flung against a cultural brick wall.
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  3. Dot Music
    80
    Depending on your temperament, this translates to either the Feelgood Band Of 2006 or a horrific saccharine overdose.
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