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10.0
108938
10.0 |
DIY
The sound of dancing through the hard times with a massive grin on your face
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8.0
108927
8.0 |
NME
Stuffed with fizzing hooks and brilliantly frank lyrics, ‘Almost Free’ could be FIDLAR’s best record yet
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7.5
108934
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Making a starkly different-sounding record is a creative gamble, but FIDLAR rolled their dice and made off well
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7.5
108964
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
All in all, Almost Free is a FIDLAR album - brash, unhinged, wild, a tad nonsensical, but most of all, a testament to their nature
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7.1
109062
7.1 |
Paste Magazine
While FIDLAR benefit from cleaned-up production, the hit-or-miss, albeit courageous, tracklist is indicative of a band that’s still workshopping their sound
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7.0
109145
7.0 |
Exclaim
Almost Free, the band's third album, bears the scent of maturity.
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6.5
109086
6.5 |
Pitchfork
A little Gary Glitter, a little Kid Rock, even a little Smash Mouth—the third album from these former California party kids holds nothing back
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6.0
109061
6.0 |
Punk News
Eclectic, soulful guitars with some Ty Segall-flair thrown in here and there to remind us that Fidlar may well be the Sublime of our generation -- subverting, imitating and mixing it all up so well
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6.0
108925
6.0 |
Earbuddy
Even with the band’s steps in the right direction, Almost Free only gets almost there as an overall good record
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5.0
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5.0 |
God Is In The TV
Is it an angry and driven statement of modern life, juggling drink, drugs and a screwed up society, where you can’t make up your mind if you love or hate your home and country? Or is it a safe forage into the mainstream on a desperate search for airplay?
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5.0
108939
5.0 |
All Music
FIDLAR strike out in a variety of different directions, landing some new tricks but slamming a lot more. The result is a scattershot collection that just doesn't hang together very well
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5.0
109056
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Even at its most pleasant, though, Almost Free tries too hard to cash in on having a big producer at the helm and, with the exception of a few raucous moments, renders the wild energy of FIDLAR toothless and derivative
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4.2
109198
4.2 |
Gig Soup
The Los Angeles skate-punk outfit return with a refined sound and persona, covering themes like gentrification and reactionary behaviour. And alcohol, of course
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3.0
108923
3.0 |
Under The Radar
Bland, wishy-washy concoction of pop-rock
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1.0
108924
1.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Creatively, ‘Almost Free’ is basically an algorithmic word generator of one night stands and substance abuse. But for all the world’s debauchery, you’re sat here listening to Chris Martin getting high on orange juice and paracetamol
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