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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.'
- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 18 out of 19
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It’s as warm and melodic as the Soft Boys’ Nextdoorland was brittle and jagged.
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MagnetTerrifically jangling. [#73, p.99]
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Olé! Tarantula delivers the goods: jangly, addictive psychedelic pop of the type Hitchcock mastered with the Soft Boys and the Egyptians.
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Olé! Tarantula isn't his best solo record, but it's in the top tier, and after all these years that's certainly something.
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It’s a fine record -- one of his better in some time.
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Unfortunately, the magic of [the] first three songs is never captured again.
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Paste MagazineHitchcock 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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