The Fool - Warpaint
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77 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: The LA-based indie band's album continues its excursion into experimental rock infused with psychedelic soundscapes and dreamy, melodic vocals.
  • Record Label: Rough Trade
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Dream Pop, Psychedelic/Garage
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Village Voice
    Dec 22, 2010
    90
    Their stupendous debut full-length, The Fool, triangulates Moon Pix–era Cat Power's ghostly, morbid, gorgeous bedroom folk with the Slits' lithe, muscular post-punk.
  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 5, 2010
    80
    Brooding is the word for their claustrophobic jams, forged on skeletal guitar lines and smothered in reverb. [Dec. 2010, p. 112]
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  3. CMJ
    Jan 11, 2011
    80
    With a sound that comes off as natural, Warpaint represents a much needed departure from the ubiquity of synth-pop, and The Fool is a welcome detour.
  4. Uncut
    Oct 29, 2010
    60
    Their The Fool traces out similar shapes as east coast cousins Effi Briest: dreamy, faintly pagan psychedelia, their tumbling vocal harmonies, undercut by inexorable, tidal bass. Their softly-softly approach does breed some earworms, though. [Dec 2010, p.104]
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
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  1. notfussy
    9
    Very beautiful and dreamlike; borderline psychedelic. Some very skilled drums and almost haunting vocals. I look very much forward to the next release.… Expand
  2. Ricko
    8
    I first saw this band at the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland. I was impressed with their unique style. They
  3. egovirus
    8
    Well crafted tracks that make some emotional penetration. Great vocals, solid album.
  4. hydrawithears
    6
    Thankfully, we didnâ

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