Tree City
by Robbers On High Street
  • Record Label: New Line
  • Release Date: Feb 22, 2005
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20

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  1. BrittDaniel
    Mar 11, 2005
    0
    somebody stole my songbook. please return it to: 1242 6th St. Austin TX. reward is a two-album deal with Merge.
  2. CharlesM
    Jul 2, 2007
    1
    I picked this up, and wow, was I sorry. Derivative, pretentious, and utterly boring. Go get a Spoon CD instead.

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. AllMusic
    70
    The curiously lifeless production means that several listens are necessary before the songs' charms are fully revealed.
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  2. Amazon.com
    60
    The production seems a bit slick, as if the group was going for some Interpol-type success, while the songs would perhaps be better served at a studio like Easley in Memphis.
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  3. Pitchfork
    60
    Most of Tree City sounds lifted from Britt Daniel's songbook. By that, I don't mean it sounds somewhat like it. I mean, it sounds like they stole the tapes from Britt's house and scribbled their name over his.
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