Face Stabber
by Oh Sees
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Mojo
    Aug 15, 2019
    60
    A questing, festering record, Face Stabber isn't for the faint-hearted, but its lows are outnumbered by exhilarating highs. [Sep 2019, p.95]
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  2. The 405
    Aug 15, 2019
    60
    Dwyer’s band are still the masters of genre-leading and genre-defining garage-psych-founded mayhem but Face Stabber veils that slightly behind bloated long cuts and a lack of standout individual tracks.

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. gavbingham1987
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Fantastic album. Various different genres throughout and bat sh*t crazy. Thoroughly enjoyable… Full Review »
  2. MondoMerv
    Aug 27, 2019
    10
    One of the best progressive rock albums I have heard in well over a decade, probably ever. I have been listening to it non-stop since IOne of the best progressive rock albums I have heard in well over a decade, probably ever. I have been listening to it non-stop since I discovered it a week ago. Psych/Prog Rock with hints of punk and even some far more jazzy arrangement. Definitely also plunges into jam band territory many times throughout the album. This album will stab you in the face repeatedly, By the time Captain Loosely plays, you will be gasping for air wondering what the hell kind of journey you just embarked on, only to be hit with a 20 minute Jam session entitled Henchlock. It really is a jarring album in how effortlessly it moves between rock styles. The experimentation is on point. The jamming is great and can easily fill the background. It has been years since I found an album I can effortlessly play from start to finish. This album truly is unrelenting. Go enjoy!… Full Review »
  3. Klosed4Sale
    Aug 17, 2019
    9
    This album is weird in all the right ways, plus it has a ton of energy. Like I have no idea how they made a song that opens with a squeakerThis album is weird in all the right ways, plus it has a ton of energy. Like I have no idea how they made a song that opens with a squeaker squeaking into one that bangs, but they did. Wild.… Full Review »
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