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- Summary: REM's Peter Buck and Bill Rieflin guest on the Los Angeles troubadour's latest disc of originals.
- Record Label: Zoe
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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The focus remains squarely on Phillips' voice and yearning songs, and that's a good place for it to be.
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While the results follow the melodic template that Phillips has made his own since his work with Grant Lee Buffalo, listening to Strangelet confirms the man sounds as good as ever and remains plenty imaginative.
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BillboardEven during the second-tier moments, there's a sense that he's regained his artistic footing. [31 Mar 2007]
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Strangelet... seems like the work of a man who hasn’t aged a day since he figured out what kind of music he wanted to make.
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Paste MagazineMesmerizing. [Apr 2007, p.57]
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SpinThe gripping Strangelet strives for a tricky balance of darkness of light... and mostly succeeds, thanks to the raw charisma of Phillips' hangover vocals. [Apr 2007, p.94]
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Unfortunately, much of Strangelet just glides by, an immensely frustrated exercise given Phillips’s impeccable track record, and the very real beauty and power inherent in the songs that somehow got scrambled.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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CalvinH.Aug 26, 2007His best work from years. Great!
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JoeMMar 30, 2007
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GrantH.Jul 8, 2007On par with, and as consistently good as his best material.
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FrankJApr 25, 2007His best (and most rocking) solo album yet. Great hooks, great lyrics. Highly recommended.
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ToddWApr 19, 2007
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danielofswedenJun 3, 2007
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