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8.1
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Beats Per Minute
Life Fantastic points toward the possibility of ever greater albums ahead, and given the strength of Man Man’s output so far, this truly is fantastic
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8.0
26258
8.0 |
Uncut
The sound of a valuable, extravagantly vital band in full swing. Print edition only
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8.0
29218
8.0 |
Blurt
There are crisp moments like the weird but zippy "Shameless" and the bluegrass humpty hump of the title tune
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7.5
26467
7.5 |
A.V. Club
The album hosts plenty of Man Man’s patented carnival-esque light-tripping
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7.5
26917
7.5 |
Prefix
What you get is a focused and emotionally charged set of songs that maintain the band's live energy as much as any studio recording can
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7.4
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7.4 |
Pitchfork
It's by far their most tasteful and well-produced record to date. But it contains the darkest, most frightening lyrics Honus has written - which is really saying something
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7.0
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7.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Life Fantastic might not be the best album that Man Man have released, or the perfect manifestation of their “sound”, but for what it's worth it's a welcome reminder of all the things that they do right
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spin
These Philly primitives further emphasize the pathos in their Gypsy frenzy
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7.0
26367
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
There are some moments of fresh maturity here (particularly “Shameless” and “Life Fantastic”), but none that top the mature moments on the last album
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7.0
26859
7.0 |
PopMatters
Life Fantastic should make some locals proud
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7.0
28255
7.0 |
FasterLouder
Though their chemistry and craft is plainly evident, there is less of the exuberance and abandon
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6.0
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6.0 |
Rave Magazine
This doesn’t feel like new Man Man so much as more Man Man. By no means a bad thing in itself, but you never want to see creative bands get too comfortable
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6.0
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Under The Radar
Part gypsy, part rock, slightly crazed
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