Winter Women / Holy Ghost Language School
by Matthew Friedberger
  • Record Label: 859
  • Release Date: Aug 8, 2006
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7

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  1. muckraker11
    Apr 3, 2007
    10
    the critics went hilarious over this one. this is one of the most talented individuals in music right now. please give BOTH of these discs a chance. They are incredibly different and both incredible.
  2. spencerm.
    Feb 4, 2008
    10
    Really great stuff... 'Winter Women' is up to the brim with beautiful melodies, witty lyrics, and great instrumentation, while 'Holy Ghost Language School' sounds like a drum-machine nightmare!! Brilliant!!
  3. MalarkI
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    Why the critics aren't "getting" this (and why they didn't "get" Rehearsing My Choir, I'll never know....It makes me wonder if they really enjoyed Blueberry Boat at all.
  4. CarlM
    Sep 19, 2006
    8
    Winter Women is the better half.
  5. dugan
    Aug 18, 2006
    10
    i can certainly see how this could be unappealing for most people. but if you loved rehearsing my choir and the vietnamese telephone ministry, holy ghost language school is perfect for you. and winter women is only slightly weirder (and perhaps even more catchy) than bitter tea and blueberry boat. and if you love matt for his lyrics, there's a veritable windfall of treasures in these i can certainly see how this could be unappealing for most people. but if you loved rehearsing my choir and the vietnamese telephone ministry, holy ghost language school is perfect for you. and winter women is only slightly weirder (and perhaps even more catchy) than bitter tea and blueberry boat. and if you love matt for his lyrics, there's a veritable windfall of treasures in these two discs. great, great, great stuff.… Expand

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Urb
    60
    It's clear that we have a gifted songwriter on our hands. [Jul/Aug 2006, p.117]
  2. Slant Magazine
    60
    A bracing, willfully odd delight that rewards the patient and frustrates the short-fused.
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    50
    No matter how you want to face it, the secret is out: pop isn't Friedberger's bag.
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