The False Alarms - Fol Chen
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70 out of 100

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  • Summary: Produced by Samuel Bing and Julian Wass, the third release for the Los Angeles pop collective features Sinosa Loa on lead vocals.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Exclaim
    Mar 20, 2013
    80
    They have made their most consistent release yet, stretching the earworm-y catchiness their album Weeds employed.
  2. Magnet
    Apr 16, 2013
    75
    This is Fol Chen's sharpest full-length yet, gaining cohesion from the often mechanically warped vocal presence of new frontwoman Sinosa Loa. [No. 97, p.55]
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Mar 20, 2013
    75
    The False Alarms finds Fol Chen stripping off its makeup and taking a good, hard look in the mirror.
  4. Consequence of Sound
    Mar 22, 2013
    50
    The False Alarms is marked by a frustrating lack of movement, direction, or variance.

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