Total Folklore - Dan Friel
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  • Summary: The debut full-length solo release from Parts & Labor's keyboardist and singer is a follow-up to his debut EP Valedictorian/Exoskeleton, released in November 2012.
  • Record Label: Thrill Jockey
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Electronica, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Experimental Electro
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. No Ripcord
    Feb 19, 2013
    90
    The entire subject seems to be instinct, a bombardment from Friel’s own psyche, expressed in a way that words could never do. Being therefore, indescribable. But nevertheless astonishingly glorious.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Mar 1, 2013
    80
    Total Folklore is a captivating release of memorable, “hummable” tunes dressed in the trappings of noise and “difficult listening.”
  3. cokemachineglow
    Apr 12, 2013
    80
    The result is a collection of great, hard-driving tracks that feel poppier than any of the long-winding snores on that new Justin Timberlake album.
  4. PopMatters
    Feb 20, 2013
    60
    It’s another solid chapter in Friel’s musical story. In spite of that, it’s also an album that sometimes feels like its missing a layer or two.

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