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  • Summary: The third album for the rock band from Brooklyn was produced by Gary Olson of The Ladybug Transistor.
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  • Record Label: Hardly Art
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Nov 30, 2011
    80
    Let the Poison Out only ups the ante. Distortion is easy and lo-fi bands are a dime a dozen, but hardly any of them clean up this well.
  2. Nov 17, 2011
    80
    Let the Poison Out finds him sounding clearer than ever, while the music is a pleasing variation on the formula they've been working toward perfecting since the beginning.
  3. Nov 17, 2011
    78
    Perhaps the best thing about this catchy, super-short record (it'll take less than thirty minutes of your time) is the balance it strikes between tight songwriting and a loose, improvisational feeling.
  4. Nov 17, 2011
    73
    Let The Poison Out marks no departure for The Beets, and it shows few signs of greater ambition.
  5. Nov 17, 2011
    70
    While Let the Poison Out cleans up their sound a bit, it doesn't sacrifice the laid-back, chirpy, quirkiness that listeners have grown to love.
  6. Nov 17, 2011
    70
    Where the Beets lacks flair in its musicianship, the players make up for it in their singing.
  7. Jan 3, 2012
    60
    On balance, then, exactly 68.5% of this record is worth listening to.

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