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The WireThe 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]
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As its title implies, though, Strawberry Jam is strange: luxurious and fractious, wistful and atonal.
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Strawberry Jam is a mixed proposition if ever there was one.
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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.
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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.
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SpinThe sweetness of Strawberry Jam is savvily balanced by the sour, or at least the edgy. [Oct 2007, p.98]
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MojoAn 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]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 186 out of 204
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Mixed: 11 out of 204
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Negative: 7 out of 204
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Sep 1, 2012
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HerbertP.Dec 11, 2007This is passing for music these days? Hipsters will eat up anything if an obscure band shits it out.
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Oct 17, 2021