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Celebration Florida

The Felice Brothers

Celebration Florida

Seventh album from the New York folk rock band

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Fat Possum
UK Release date
10/05/2011
US Release date
10/05/2011
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    This is not just an impressive record but one that genuinely elevates the band
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  2. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    The Felice Brothers have captured the decay and corruption of contemporary America in dazzling, sickening fashion
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  3. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Features synth lines, wicked drum beats, piano, accordion and other instrumentation that has some purists howling. Yet, good music is good music, right? There's little question that Celebration Florida provides just that
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  4. 8.0 |   Spin

    After-hours folk blues as raw and unhinged as the subject matter
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  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Inventive, playful and utterly engrossing
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  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Even when not wholly successful, the sonic experiments are so unexpected and vibrant that it's faintly disappointing when the second half of the album reverts to type
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  7. 8.0 |   The Observer

    It shouldn't all hang together but it does, by dint of songwriting and charisma
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  8. 8.0 |   Q

    They've really spread their wings this time. Print edition only

  9. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Frequently extraordinary. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   BBC

    An engaging diversion down a road which might be worth investigating further
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  11. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The Felice Brothers are not what they used to be. The band has grown
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  12. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    It may not all work, some of it may fall short on hooks, but The Felice Brothers have left the derivative on the roadside, making for their best record yet – by some margin
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  13. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Whilst individual sections and tracks can be satisfying, when combined as an album the experience is confusing and ultimately slightly frustrating
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  14. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    This may be the time when they break through the hum of banjos and flannel to cement their place near the front of the pack
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  15. 5.7 |   Pitchfork

    The Felice Brothers try to reflect this American jumble in their music, which draws from 60s folk rock and general roots traditions
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