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9.0
35359
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Blends the quirky experimental elements of the Furnaces to a more conventional, if not friendly, format; full of endearing charm and intellectually acute promise
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8.3
29298
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Few indie-pop songs this year are going to surpass the album’s two highpoints, “Heaven” and the winsome autobiography “My Mistakes”
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8.2
29373
8.2 |
Paste Magazine
About as straight-forward and pretty as anything she’s ever released
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8.0
29405
8.0 |
Uncut
Weather-beaten piano, wry sax, and her bluesy vocal recall Laura Nero. Print edition only
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8.0
29418
8.0 |
Blurt
Anyone who wishes the Fiery Furnaces continued with the straight forward quirk of their debut album should devour this
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8.0
29196
8.0 |
Spin
This is as straightforwardly evocative as abstract pop gets, with the hazy beauty and fractured narratives of a vintage Polaroid slide show
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8.0
29197
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Combining the experimental pop of The Fiery Furnaces with Friedberger’s soaring vocals, Last Summer is an enchanting, intimate look into a season in the city
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8.0
29230
8.0 |
No Ripcord
This is a charming record with so many standout tracks
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8.0
29255
8.0 |
PopMatters
Provides this summer with one of its most satisfying releases
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8.0
29262
8.0 |
NME
One of the most heart-lassoing ’70s radio-pop records since the death of flares
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8.0
33946
8.0 |
Mojo
Wonky, wordy, connective - a Tapestry for the Williamsburg set. Print edition only
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8.0
34254
8.0 |
Uncut
One of art pop's greatest singers making warm, sensual and beautifully arranged music. Print edition only
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8.0
34538
8.0 |
musicOMH
Last Summer pulls off the impressive feat of being luxuriantly listenable while retaining Friedberger's avant-garde roots
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8.0
34649
8.0 |
The Fly
Friedberger has crafted an album that will sit comfortably in the wrinkled, leftfield pop niche carved by her band’s back catalogue
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8.0
35734
8.0 |
The Guardian
An almost straightforward pop delight: the pace is relaxed, the rhythms are tidy, the melodies are unabashed, and any kinks and wonky bits (she is a Friedberger, after all) are firmly controlled
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8.0
35166
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An at times glorious album of joyous quirk-pop
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8.0
29292
8.0 |
Bowlegs
An album of pop-warming, acoustic and synth-fuelled sunshine, yet opts for a few obscure shortcuts along the way
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7.9
29311
7.9 |
Pitchfork
From an artist whose mind and appetites have always ranged so freely, such a cohesive, uncluttered document is doubly revealing
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7.0
29314
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Last Summer eventually develops into the kind of quiet concept album the [Fiery Furnaces] always struggled to make, firmly rooted in season and place, without drawing too much attention to its themes
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7.0
34049
7.0 |
BBC
A collection of fragmented memories made wistful by warm production
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7.0
34981
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
By no means is Last Summer a perfect record. Its incoherence might prove a bit frustrating, but Eleanor has proved that she can do perfectly well away from her sibling
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7.0
34498
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Shows much promise and isn't as demanding of the listener as some of her contemporaries
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7.0
29286
7.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
It straddles that difficult line between accessible and adventurous, making for a fine stopgap between Fiery Furnaces records and an excellent summer album
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7.0
29427
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Last Summer sounds good; next summer could be even better
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7.0
29535
7.0 |
Beats Per Minute
If the melodies sometimes feel too restrained for their own good, at least the lyrics are quintessentially Furnaces-esque
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7.0
29661
7.0 |
Under The Radar
For fans clamoring for fresh Fiery Furnaces material, they could do a lot worse than Last Summer, an appealing seasonal affair that’s as inviting as a cool breeze
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6.0
33625
6.0 |
The Irish Times
You couldn’t call it predictable, but it’s certainly more accessible than much of her previous output
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4.0
35225
4.0 |
Q
A curate's egg of a record. Print edition only
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