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Thought Rock Fish Scale
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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the Canadian rock band was recorded live to tape over four days.
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The mixer on a Friday night Some pretty girls and guys are here But when I look at myself on my right I'm wondering if I'm really here When I talk to... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. NOW Magazine
    Feb 10, 2016
    80
    The songs are simple, but Nap Eyes always inject small surprises into them, like clever guitar melodies or tempo changes.
  2. Pitchfork
    Feb 5, 2016
    80
    Even in its quietest moments, Thought Rock Fish Scale is an album brimming with passion and protest. It finds confidence in humility, power in relaxation.
  3. AllMusic
    Feb 5, 2016
    80
    With this sophomore record, Nap Eyes offer a subtle gem that ultimately improves on their debut.
  4. Uncut
    Feb 2, 2016
    70
    Along with kitchen-sink detail, there's real poignancy in the Canadians' second set. [Mar 2016, p.77]
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  5. PopMatters
    Feb 8, 2016
    70
    There is a sense throughout that we’re sitting spellbound listening to a storyteller--one with the extra trick of syncing his stories up with melody and atmosphere--even though part of our being is never completely sure we follow or even trust the yarns he’s spinning.
  6. Record Collector
    Feb 2, 2016
    60
    It’s a consistent and intermittently inspired set but while it flows seamlessly throughout, the strident Roll It and intricate, Before Hollywood-esque Don’t Be Right are arguably the keepers here.
  7. The Skinny
    Feb 2, 2016
    40
    Thought Rock Fish Scale arrives wholesome and homely rather than exciting or challenging, as if missing the lights of the big city.

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  1. Custom_Concerns
    Mar 5, 2016
    6
    There is nothing blatantly offensive about Thought Rock Fish Scale; it has very few, if any, major issues. The main problem is that it isThere is nothing blatantly offensive about Thought Rock Fish Scale; it has very few, if any, major issues. The main problem is that it is simply good and not great throughout. Fans of slowcore and lo-fi 90's singer-songwriter will definitely find quality in these songs, but they lack any significant lasting power. Listen to this album at least once, because it's pretty good.… Expand

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