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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

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  1. Oct 21, 2010
    9
    Black Francis doesn't run out of ideas. One might say he goes a bit soft here, but I don't think so. It is cleaner than Bluefinger, but still a raw little collection of ballads.
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70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Even if this isn’t some of Francis’ most striking work, it continues the more personal vein of songwriting he began exploring after the Pixies.
  2. As it happens, most of these songs are rockers, and even the ballads possess a toughened core of energy.
  3. It's a slight album, but by the standards he himself set, and patchy Black Francis is better than no Black Francis at all.