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Face Tat

Zach Hill

Face Tat

Off-beat pop and other experiments on the second solo album from the erstwhile drummer with noise rock outfit Hella

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Sargent House
UK Release date
06/12/2010
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    Simply put, to paraphrase one of Hill’s lyrics, it’ll turn you into energy
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  2. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    A musician that has defied the rules of indie rock and come out not only smiling but THRASHING
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This is music that stops, starts, makes its own rules and very much dances to Hill's unique, scattergun, frenetic and original beat(s)
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  4. 8.0 |   BBC

    Among the most rewardingly challenging listens of 2010
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  5. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    Hill's distorted vocals can sometimes seem like an afterthought, but perhaps they are intended to be just one of the many ingredients squashed into the album's vibrant mixture
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  6. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Frantic, disorientating and entirely compelling
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  7. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Messy and uneven, but it’s also full of ideas and interesting moments
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  8. 7.0 |   NME

    Don’t listen to this while operating heavy machinery or people will die
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  9. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The chaos never stops: it’s akin to a musical interpretation of all the theme park rides in the world, taken one after the other
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  10. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    It may sound cobbled together and unwieldy at times, but, then again, that’s part of the magic of Zach Hill
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  11. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Guests include Devendra Banhart, although you'd hardly identify him in the maelstrom. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   DIY

    From the opening track heavily processed guitars, keyboards, weird throbbing sounds, electronic squeals and lo-fi vocals fire out from all directions
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  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    A full 15 rounds of aural boxing - in one corner, glitch; in the other, thrash. Print edition only


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