• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Sep 11, 2007
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 34
  2. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. The Wire
    60
    The nine songs her give a reason for detractors to raise their voices and for devotees to hope for something a little more evolved. [Sep. 2007, p.49]
  2. As its title implies, though, Strawberry Jam is strange: luxurious and fractious, wistful and atonal.
  3. Strawberry Jam is a mixed proposition if ever there was one.
  4. The Collective's aspirations come off as bland and blurry, as if aspiration alone was the sole goal for this jam, spread out over three quarters of an hour.
  5. The sixth album by this neocommunalist, neopsychedelic quartet improves on 2005's "Feels," flashing more shards of tune to lure the coeds with the Coleman PerfectFlow InstaStart Lanterns over to their adamantly unkempt campfire.
  6. Spin
    60
    The sweetness of Strawberry Jam is savvily balanced by the sour, or at least the edgy. [Oct 2007, p.98]
  7. Mojo
    60
    An album of mischievous melody, fairground keyboards, cut'n'paste aural collage and an undeniable love of pop all but buried in junk shop Dadaist clatter. [Oct 2007, p.106]
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 204 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 7 out of 204
  1. Sep 1, 2012
    10
    people like Herbert below who wheel out the word 'hipster' everytime they cant digest something or dont like it need to be publicly lynchedpeople like Herbert below who wheel out the word 'hipster' everytime they cant digest something or dont like it need to be publicly lynched and also preferably beheaded. strawberry jam is another cranium busting game changer of a record from AC. a classic record between two other classic records of theres. Full Review »
  2. HerbertP.
    Dec 11, 2007
    3
    This is passing for music these days? Hipsters will eat up anything if an obscure band shits it out.
  3. Oct 17, 2021
    7
    Wtf is thissssssss! It's as wonderfully sinister as it's cover. With a strong ear for hooks and instrumentations made from instruments thatWtf is thissssssss! It's as wonderfully sinister as it's cover. With a strong ear for hooks and instrumentations made from instruments that sound extra terrestrial this is a solid output from the collective boasting one of tge best alt rock songs of all time "fireworks " that seems to have been written and produced in my head. Favourites: fireworks, peacebone,for reverend green,winter wonderland Full Review »