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10.0
75245
10.0 |
DIY
A snarling, twisted, mischievous creation, ‘Foil Deer’ is a leaping, high-spirited joy of a record
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10.0
75269
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
The album’s sweeter moments may be buried under fuzz and distortion, but that’s only ‘cause baby’s as good with a blade as she is a pop hook
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9.0
75403
9.0 |
NME
You won’t hear many more cutting albums this year
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9.0
75405
9.0 |
No Ripcord
it’s safe to say that Foil Deer will emulate Major Arcana in occupying a lofty perch on many an End of Year List
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8.5
75232
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
What we’re seeing here on Foil Deer is Dupuis, in effect, growing up and pulling her band in tow, becoming comfortable in her own skin to not only show emotion, but to run the entire gamut of them
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8.3
75231
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
Dupuis and Speedy Ortiz walk along intersections effortlessly: now and then, power and fragility, intricate poetry and direct prose, pain and pleasure. Foil Deer does this as well as their excellent debut, but also takes some risks in its growth
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8.3
75296
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Speedy Ortiz don’t need to change things up to make their music more interesting – they’re already one of the most compellingly odd acts making rock in 2015
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8.1
75348
8.1 |
Paste Magazine
While Foil Deer will not likely be a commercial breakthrough, it is instead the work, and the success, of a band with different goals than increasing their festival poster font
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8.0
75375
8.0 |
The Music
The sense of fun and raw power on Foil Deer makes it all fresh again
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8.0
75308
8.0 |
All Music
This is some of Speedy Ortiz's best work yet
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8.0
75287
8.0 |
Crack
Foil Deer is another exceptional effort from this perennially challenging, refreshing outfit
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8.0
75288
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
With its genre manipulation and intensely poetic, socially aware lyrics, Foil Deer is a stronger, more assertive record with more to say for itself
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8.0
75261
8.0 |
PopMatters
There’s enough on Foil Deer to show that Sadie Dupuis and Speedy Ortiz can be the captain and the boss of this generation of indies
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8.0
75247
8.0 |
Mojo
Dupuis’s lavishly worded portraits of early-twenties slackers are drawn with a bookish clarity and wit. Print edition only
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8.0
75248
8.0 |
Uncut
Catchy, exhilarating and smart, qualities that indie-rock barely has all at once these days. Print edition only
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7.9
75260
7.9 |
Pitchfork
Speedy Ortiz’s music finally sounds as complex as its leader dares to be
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7.7
75301
7.7 |
Earbuddy
Several moments of guitar heroism, lyrical ingenuity, and toe-tapping sing-a-longs
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7.5
75303
7.5 |
A.V. Club
By its end, Foil Deer asserts itself as a collection of some of the band’s best songs and some departures of varying quality
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7.0
75334
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Foil Deer is an upswing from the listless cynicism that clouded their 2013 breakout, Major Arcana: This time, Dupuis and fellow guitarist Devin McKnight take charge
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7.0
75347
7.0 |
Exclaim
There was a sense that this record would be Speedy Ortiz's great leap forward. Instead, we get some tentative baby steps in the right direction
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7.0
75256
7.0 |
musicOMH
Isn’t an easy listen but it is a compelling one
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7.0
75230
7.0 |
FasterLouder
The sound of a band going through incremental but noticeable change – for better and for worse
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7.0
75481
7.0 |
Spin
Winging away from Major Arcana‘s dark, tense pockets stretches Speedy Ortiz thin at times on Foil Deer. But Dupuis doesn’t care
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6.0
75368
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Despite this slight disappointment, it's worth following the band through this cycle and the next
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6.0
75241
6.0 |
The Observer
While it’s a nice retro bagatelle, a regrettable lack of originality really hampers Foil Deer
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