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61 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: The sophomore album for the indie rock quartet from Minnesota was produced by Dave Fridmann.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Alternative Press
    90
    It's rare to pull off an album this succint and not invite boredom; it's even rarer if it fucking rocks. [May 2008, p.135]
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    60
    There are enough sturdy ideas in Walk It Off's first half – just about--to ensure Tapes 'N Tapes' good ship stays afloat for a third bout, and it's definitely a record that'll reward repeated plays, but with the twilit otherness of "The Loon" largely evaporated here, it'll need a change of tack to put the wind back in their sails and set the blogosphere to reeling once more.
  3. The Boston Phoenix
    37
    They don't always succeed on Walk It Off, in part because producer Dave Fridmann's oversaturated-in-both-senses-of-the-word indie-psych sound does them no favors in their attempt to establish an identifiable TNT brand.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. DanielB.
    9
    Dave Fridmann ruined "Some Loud Thunder"? I don't think so-- that album is brilliant! And this one is damn good. I even like the poppier tunes that no one seems to be talking about-- "Headshock" and "Hang Them All". You're just not listening right. P.S. They're brilliant live.… Expand
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  2. ChristianP.
    4
    A pleasant sounding bore.
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  3. FP
    3
    Deception of the year.
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