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Universal acclaim- based on 86 Ratings
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Positive: 74 out of 86
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Mixed: 7 out of 86
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Negative: 5 out of 86
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Aug 14, 2011WOW. This and bon iver are the most interesting albums of the year so far, diverse, wildly creative and energetic, a bit like a lovely brew of dirty projectors, talking heads and vampire weekend... a nice brew indeed... but still with loads of originality.
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Jul 12, 2011"Like an LCD Soundsystem with a more african-orientated style, or a Vampire Weekend with a greater urgency" - That is hilarious. This album is great.
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Jun 23, 2011
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Apr 26, 2011
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Nov 17, 2012The year
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Jun 2, 2011One of the best new albums of the year. I was hooked from the opening track all the way through on the first listen and immediately hit the local record store to have them order it for me. This is pop music without any restraint, but with a ton of creativity. There aren't many musicians out there so clearly singing with such refreshing abandon.
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Apr 24, 2011Like an LCD Soundsystem with a more african-orientated style, or a Vampire Weekend with a greater urgency, less subtle use of instruments and bigger vocals, Merrill Garbus has crafted a very fun, upbeat and surprisingly accessible indie pop record. One of my favourites thus far this year. I'm looking forward playing this on the beach this summer.
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Jun 21, 2011Surprisingly good, brilliantly weird, and just outrageous! tUnE-yArDs has created one of the better albums of 2011. This is one album that everyone should check out. The best on the album are: "Es-So", "Gangsta", "Bizness", and "Doorstep".
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Jun 20, 2011
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Jun 11, 2012It's pretty experimental stuff but it's a very enjoyable record. A lot of people will know Gangsta off this. It's a good trailer for the record - gives a good idea of what the rest of it sounds like. It's a record full of good ideas, most of them pulled off successfully
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Jan 19, 2012
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Jun 22, 2012
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Feb 26, 2022Very referential but wholly unique. It's an enthralling protest record that moves with a furious arguably appropriated afro rhythm. Spotted with hooky jams with unexpected twists and peaks. This is definitely worth more than one listen.
Awards & Rankings
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Jun 29, 2011On the follow-up to her 2009 breakthrough album, "Bird-Brains," Merrill Garbus (aka Tune-Yards) again creates a clamorous assemblage of warm, overdriven kitchen-sink instrumentation, field hollering, layered stacks of processed vocals and a sonic smorgasbord culled from the world cafe-only more so.
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MojoJun 21, 2011Genre-hopping in style with one-woman band Merrill Garbus. [July 2011, p. 114]
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May 25, 2011w h o k i l l may be strange on first pass, but only by its uniqueness, a music whose microgenre would disappear in a whiff were Ms. Garbus to have never stumbled upon it within her.