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Inherit
by Free Kitten
This is the third album for the band led by Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Pussy Galore's Julie Cafritz.
| LABEL: |
Ecstatic Peace |
| RELEASE DATE: |
20 May 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Indie |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
70
Under The Radar
Free Kitten’s new release is an excellent example of how skill and maturity can take an interesting project, slow roast it over a decade, and make it much more tender and delicious. [Summer 2008]
70
The Wire
The tracks sung by Cafritz are more wired and garage punk, but these brief flashes provide contrast to Gordon's murkier shades. [July 2008, p.49]
70
Magnet
Its best moments stand among its members' better experiments, though the rest will likely be replaced after another decade-long ice age. [Summer 2008, p.106]
67
The Onion (A.V. Club)
It crests nicely enough, but its casualness is sometimes just slack.
60
Tiny Mix Tapes
Ultimately, Inherit is neither a great nor terrible album. Although it certainly sounds like it was a hell of a lotta fun to record, I don’t think even die-hard fans will get overly excited about it.
60
PopMatters
Unfortunately, Free Kitten’s ambivalence toward rocking--not even the occasional guest appearance from Dinosaur Jr. guitarrorist J. Mascis can convince them to do it--becomes a liability when Cafritz takes the microphone.
60
Drowned In Sound
Does this mean Inherit is one for the better-luck-next-time pile? No, because while we’re right to expect more from these three women, their middle of the road still stands heads above much produced by the younger generation of noiseniks.
60
Uncut
Inherit strips back rock, baring its constituent parts without flourish or fanfare. [Aug 2008, p.93]
60
Billboard
Their technically adventurous playing occasionally gathers some spooky steam, but this is definitely a fans-only affair.
57
Pitchfork
Unfortunately, Inherit tries to give the listener both of these great tastes at once, resulting in a combination that's less like chocolate and peanut butter, and more like toothpaste and orange juice.
40
Mojo
While there's some decent garage-punk dirt in 'Roughshod,' and lengthier tracks like 'Free Kitten on the Mountain' and Monster Eye' both briefly echo the menancing screwl of Magik Markers and early Sonic Youth, there's little here that really pushes the envelope much beyond an awkward and mildly abrasive collection of indie rock off-cuts. [July 2008, p.102]
40
Q Magazine
Now reunited--minus Ibold--they are unlikely to win over many fans with this. [Aug 2008, p.135]
The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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