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| 3.0 good | gooseran | December 10th 12 |
Energetic and gleefully so despite the actually kind of sad nature of the songs. At the same time, focused and purposeful, even if it is in an unashamedly immature fashion
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| 3.5 great | TheBalderdashMan | November 25th 10 |
Why are the Wombats so underrated? Perhaps singer Matthew Murphy's untrained screech puts off some listeners despite being so direct and convincing. Or maybe it's just too hard to judge the band based on what they really are as opposed to what they should be. The Wombats should be just another silly teen band, but their music is far too compelling for that dismissive label. Their lyrics should be generic slogs through the familiar themes of love and lost and angst, but they're written with such style and flair, such a distinctive morbid wit, that they're elevated above the pettiness of their subjects and ascend into a kind of hormone-crazed pop poetry not unlike Nirvana or Violent Femmes. I can't claim that the Wombats are geniuses, but after a month of confronting the daunting pretensions of Sigur Ros and Godspeed You! Black Emperor and the demanding genius of Bob Dylan and Converge, it's a relief to turn to such an unabashedly fun album, so full of life and spirit.
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| 4.0 excellent | nurglin | March 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | arealboy | September 12th 22 |
| 2.5 average | rob23 | May 26th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | April 28th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Marci | February 23rd 18 |
| 2.5 average | wg98 | February 10th 18 |
| 3.5 great | bordje | June 19th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | May 22nd 17 |
| 3.0 good | Fugue | July 11th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Breaded | February 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jarryd | November 24th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Glokta | April 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dan2309 | March 14th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Viales | January 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Pndi | December 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | rien333 | November 12th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | JoshTh | July 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | tfmcmp | March 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | MtMoon | February 19th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Z1dmir | November 30th 11 |
| 3.0 good | bnard | October 24th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Widower | September 30th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | caleb98 | August 22nd 11 |
| 2.5 average | BertFF | June 11th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Teto | June 4th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | geng | April 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Rowdy | February 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | February 9th 11 |
| 3.5 great | des | December 10th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Roomex | November 13th 10 |
| 3.0 good | funzel | October 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Centre | October 21st 10 |
| 2.5 average | aleoh1 | October 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | jdmac2 | May 13th 10 |
| 3.0 good | bryn | April 9th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Banion | January 5th 10 |
| 2.5 average | deGit | May 26th 09 |
| 3.5 great | FROGi | April 21st 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Jezzk | September 21st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | PHildY | July 28th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | kazzra | April 19th 08 |
| 2.5 average | Akumac | November 25th 07 |
| 3.5 great | bAdMaRk | November 24th 07 |
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