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Mink Car - They Might Be Giants
Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
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  1. PopMatters
    80
    Mink Car will please just about all but the most picky of They Might Be Giants fans. Diverse, off-beat, strange, fun, and decidedly wonderful, it proves that TMBG haven't really lost anything over the years...
  2. The A.V. Club
    70
    It's all funny, but also wise in a way.
  3. Nude As The News
    65
    The majority of the new songs are keepers.
  4. Alternative Press
    60
    They haven't lost any of their quirky cool mojo. [Nov 2001, p.97]
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  5. Sonicnet
    60
    Mink Car is all over the map, an ideal piece of entertainment for listeners simultaneously blessed and cursed with high IQs and attention deficit disorder.
  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    They Might Be Giants are just a stitch more serious about being silly, and that extra earnestness makes all the difference.
  7. Blender
    40
    Almost a total wreck -- even decent melodies are hard to come by. [Aug/Sep 2001, p.130]
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  8. Shredding Paper
    30
    Mink Car is all been-there-done-that. [#11]
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  9. Pitchfork
    28
    Yes, Mink Car is crap. All the charms They Might Be Giants once seemed to possess have dissipated into a cloud of embarrassing awkwardness.
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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GerwinK
    4
    I dont belive this is acually from TMBG. How they once made quirky, entertaining songs, Mink Car only showcases a crappy attempt to sanity. If thats how you could even call it.… Full Review »
  2. ChuckW
    9
    Mink Car is TMBG's opus, I think. Their initial music was a bit too campy for me, and they meandered for a bit. But then with Mink Car, it all comes together, the whole TMBG sound, but with refined sophistication. The record is a variety show of sounds, nearly every song sounds completely different. Yet, there's no song worth skipping. Everyone that I've urged to borrow Mink Car from me, whether a TMBG fan or not, has agreed that this is a great record.… Full Review »
  3. bilphil
    10
    It's great
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