Albums to watch

Rat Farm

Meat Puppets

Rat Farm

Album number fourteen from the Arizona alt.rock trio who were covered by Nirvana on their MTV Unplugged album

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Megaforce
UK Release date
15/04/2013
US Release date
16/04/2013
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    The closest they've come in a long time to the colorful, no-frills brand of twangy alt-rock and informal punk (with hints of Americana, country, folk, and prog) that they instilled on their SST records
    Read Review

  2. 8.0 |   The Independent

    It is dizzying psychedelic country in finest Meat Puppets tradition, full of slightly off-centre harmonies in Grateful Dead manner
    Read Review

  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    With this stripped back, more accessible approach, there’s a good chance they win more fans over in the coming months
    Read Review

  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Pretty straight by the Puppets' wobbly standards, but still bewitchingly unhinged. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Fans of The Byrds, Ralph Stanley, R.E.M and Television should (re-) tune it. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Blurt

    It’s actually a great record once you give up all preconceived notions of what to expect
    Read Review

  7. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Like any band that has been around for more than 30 years, the Meat Puppets have had their ups and downs. Rat Farm definitely belongs in the “up” column
    Read Review

  8. 7.0 |   NME

    More laidback than their most feted, punk-derived early albums
    Read Review

  9. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Everything from reggae to prog rock fused into one intergalactic outsider art sculpture
    Read Review

  10. 6.0 |   Q

    A simple, joyful late-career bloom. Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Enjoyable but somewhat less memorable
    Read Review

  12. 5.5 |   Pitchfork

    At its best, Rat Farm is warm, well-executed, and slightly goofy
    Read Review


blog comments powered by Disqus

Watch it

Roll over video for more options

Latest Reviews

More reviews