Freedom's Goblin
by Ty Segall
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
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  1. Improvised
    Mar 12, 2018
    10
    I've probably listened to 5+ Ty Segall albums simply because he's come up on some critic's list. And every time I've been disappointed. I just couldn't get it. I was done with Ty after Freedom's Goblin. This was it, my last attempt, I had done my due diligence and given him every chance possible. Finally I could say, "Ty just doesn't do it for me and that's alright...I've given him everyI've probably listened to 5+ Ty Segall albums simply because he's come up on some critic's list. And every time I've been disappointed. I just couldn't get it. I was done with Ty after Freedom's Goblin. This was it, my last attempt, I had done my due diligence and given him every chance possible. Finally I could say, "Ty just doesn't do it for me and that's alright...I've given him every chance possible." You know how that story goes, right?

    Just one listen and I finally get it. Maybe I have to revisit all those albums I didn't get.

    Needless to say, don't sell Ty short. Give him the chance he deserves and you might be presently surprised.    … Expand

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Blurt Magazine
    May 29, 2018
    80
    Segall has been slowly but surely expanding out in various directions, exploring the possibilities of sounds and approaches to his songs and songwriting craft. Freedom’s Goblin makes the dividends of his exploration that have paid off all too evident.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    May 7, 2018
    89
    Warbly vocalisms, impenetrably fuzz-encrusted guitar work, and boppin' elf grooves delightfully set the man apart from like-minded neo-hippies--alongside reverb avoidance and the occasional horns.
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  3. Magnet
    Apr 17, 2018
    80
    Freedom's Goblin has hooks and strong songwriting, and the quality is more consistent than Segall's norm. [No. 150, p.55]
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