The Weight's on the Wheels
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The Weight's on the Wheels is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie pop band The Russian Futurists, released on November 16, 2010 on Upper Class Recordings.
Reception
According to Metacritic, The Weight's on the Wheels has a score of 63 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1] One of the most positive reviews came from Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A– grade.[2] In contrast, Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine awarded the album a mere half-star out of five, calling it "a candygram from the heart of a giddy, geeky romantic who has somehow had his rose-tinted frames surgically grafted to his face."[3]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (63/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
American Songwriter | [5] |
The A.V. Club | C[6] |
MSN Music | A–[2] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10[7] |
PopMatters | 7/10[8] |
Slant Magazine | [3] |
Spin | 7/10[9] |
Track listing
All songs composed by Matthew Adam Hart.
- Hoeing Weeds Sowing Seeds
- Golden Years
- One Night, One Kiss
- Register My Firearms? No Way!
- 100 Shopping Days Till Christmas
- To Be Honest
- Plates
- Tripping Horses
- Walk With a Crutch
- Horseshoe Future
References
- ^ a b "The Weight's on the Wheels". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (2011-07-05). "Teddybears/Russian Futurists". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b Cole, Matthew (14 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". Slant. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross (16 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (2011-02-02). "The Russian Futurists: The Weight's On The Wheels". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ^ Hawthorne, Marc (30 November 2010). "The Weight's On the Wheels". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ Love, Joshua (19 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Houle, Zachary (6 January 2011). "The Weight's on the Wheels". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ Martins, Chris (16 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". Spin. Retrieved 9 November 2013.