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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the debut full-length release for the Australian trio of Julia Jacklin, Elizabeth Hughes and Ryan K. Brennan.
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  1. Jul 27, 2018
    80
    It may lack the richness and depth of her solo work, but that is replaced with absolutely towering riffs and Jurassic grooves.
  2. 75
    Phantastic Ferniture is pumped with enough care-free energy and catchy pop hooks to brighten up the darkest of days.
  3. Jul 30, 2018
    75
    Phantastic Ferniture’s chemistry, then, is convincingly smooth. Their new self-titled LP dashes through fields of warm riffs and detailed melodies, scooping up a bouquet of wildflowers whose imperfections only add to its beauty.
  4. Jul 27, 2018
    60
    Phantastic Ferniture shares a certain retro spirit and thoughtfulness with Jacklin's work as a singer/songwriter, even though others are involved in the writing here, and even when it's trying not to think too much.
  5. Jul 31, 2018
    60
    Julia’s vocals are still the centre-piece here but they take a more playful turn and, at nine songs long, the record serves as a short but promising introduction to a band still in their relative infancy.
  6. Q Magazine
    Jul 27, 2018
    60
    The results are pleasantly bouncy rather than riotously fun. [Aug 2018, p.114]
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