Ole! Tarantula - Robyn Hitchcock
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  • Summary: The veteran musician is backed by REM and/or Minus 5 members Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, and Bill Rieflin (together, the Venus 3) on his first release since 2004's 'Spooked.'

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  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
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  1. The Boston Phoenix
    88
    It’s as warm and melodic as the Soft Boys’ Nextdoorland was brittle and jagged.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    It's that perfect balance of sadness, vitriol, and absurdity that makes Hitchcock (when he's on) such a legendary social commentator.
  3. Uncut
    80
    One of Hitchcock's very best. [Nov 2006, p.114]
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  4. Paste Magazine
    60
    Hitchcock returns to his trademark: arpeggiated guitars swirling around hyperactive basslines with whimsical lyrics cloaked in harmony that turn dark without warning. [Oct 2006, p.76]
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