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And while its high points are nice and its low points aren't offensive, The New Folk Implosion is not the kind of album one would likely choose to listen to over the Pearl Jam and Paul Westerberg records that are similar and, frankly, better.
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Alternative PressA rock record that sounds a lot like Sebadoh with an aspiring guitar hero. [Mar 2003, p.94]
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MojoFor better and occasionally worse, it feels effortless for listener and writer alike. [Apr 2003, p.112]
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Barlow has stripped away the beats that made it interesting and blurred the line between this band and his others.
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The band's new sound is nothing short of painfully, achingly banal.
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All too mundane.
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For impassioned Barlow fans, The New Folk Implosion's minute forward progress means a lot.
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Nothing here is as generous as the hooks found on the band's sole hit (you may remember "Natural One" from the Kids soundtrack), but there's plenty of mournful rock for the mopers in the world.
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Q MagazineGone are most of the Beck-ish hip hop stylings, back is the bespoke indiecraft of spidery guitars, loose drums and oblique lyricism. [Mar 2003, p.108]
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The melodies are there, but they sure aren't catchy pop.
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UncutFor Barlow stalwarts only. [Mar 2003, p.100]
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OgtoFAug 13, 2006Tout est bon.
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michaelmMar 24, 2003Very dull. Disappointing for Lou Barlow fans. Hoped for better but, got what I expected.