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| 2.5 average | platttt | July 17th 24 |
The poor man's Pavement. There's not a thing here that's exceptionally bad, nor anything here that reeks of genius, yet their main shortcoming is their noise-to-pop balance. Pavement perfected it, and here they make no noticeable change, yet Slanted & Enchanted managed to epitomize '90s indie rock and this album seems to be a middling though energetic aping. Even the lyrical style is similar. Alas, Icky Mettle lacks the magic of Slanted, and while perhaps I feel this way because I listened to Slanted first, it does not erase the fact that this was released after Slanted.
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| 5.0 classic | WillieD | February 8th 15 |
Essential listening for any fan of alternative or indie rock. Same with all of Archers of Loaf's work on their original run.
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| 5.0 classic | christgauratings | May 23rd 14 |
Guitars screeching every which way, beats speeding and hesitating and slamming chaos back into the box, twentysomething boyvoices whining and arguing and drawling and straining, it's the world according to indie rock: a tantrum set to music as sharp and self-contained as a comedy routine. Aurally, this is now--one now, anyway. If it has zero to say about tomorrow, why don't you just worry about that then? A
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| 5.0 classic | McMegaMountain | October 1st 11 |
Underrated album. Their best effort and way ahead of other 90s like Pavement. "Web in Front" is an anthem for the 90s.
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| 5.0 classic | iranscam | January 16th 10 |
This is easily the best album to come out of the Chapel Hill indie scene, easily the best album of the lesser known 90's grungy indie albums, and one of the best albums of the 90's in general. Tracks range from short and catchy singles to fuzzed-out punk songs all with varying degrees of Youth-inspired noisy guitar layering and emotional songwriting. Superchunk can go eat a big ol dick. jk ily2 superchunk
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| 3.5 great | doofy | April 30th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | HalapenYo CONTRIBUTOR | January 13th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | ArtBox | May 24th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | January 10th 23 |
| 3.0 good | KuyJuk | December 8th 22 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | October 4th 22 |
| 4.2 excellent | Atari EMERITUS | March 9th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | December 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | fog | June 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prancer | January 17th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | DashBoi | November 9th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | peahat | September 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bungy | September 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | June 14th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Lassie | September 22nd 19 |
| 3.5 great | josp | August 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | skronk | March 28th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Prole | October 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | djc20 | September 7th 17 |
| 3.5 great | bentl | July 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | MH18 | December 7th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Tom R. EMERITUS | June 19th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | BOZMODE | March 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | spur55 | January 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | tofue | December 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atrophy | December 13th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Nikolai | November 26th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Kip | March 10th 15 |
| 2.5 average | porch | July 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ronny | January 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kualie | January 6th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | indo | July 21st 13 |
| 1.0 awful | miaow | June 6th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | dogteal | February 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Penlord | February 12th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Janson | January 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dwejkk | November 20th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | pixiedu | October 17th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | random | July 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | zackseb | April 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Opaque | February 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | vivapo | December 12th 11 |
| 3.0 good | jlech | October 14th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | couch | October 11th 11 |
| 3.0 good | JJwins | September 9th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Dahras | August 3rd 11 |
| 3.0 good | roofi | July 14th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | bab808 | June 22nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | qwe3 | May 23rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Aids | April 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | JamieCTA | February 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | September 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Kiran EMERITUS | September 1st 10 |
| 3.5 great | Cavs | August 24th 10 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | December 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | WesCrap | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Glomp | September 17th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Kakz | May 7th 09 |
| 3.5 great | woee | April 25th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | yohnav | October 31st 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | duckies | October 9th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Refl | September 13th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zebra | February 4th 07 |
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