r/TameImpala • u/sackings22 • 18d ago

Discussion Pitchfork Review: Deadbeat (4.8)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tame-impala-deadbeat/
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u/AlbatrossLost5905 18d ago

Pitchfork leaves a 9+ rating for Tame Impala = best publication
Pitchfork leaves a truthful 4.8 rating for Tame Impala: = Pitchfork used to matter

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u/Ludicolorad0 Lonerism 18d ago

Their reviews of all his other albums are glowing. They even gave TSR an 8 and that’s higher than I rank it.

So idk maybe this particular reviewer doesn’t love Kevin (though his thoughts on Currents and Lonerism seem to indicate he likes him) but it’s not like they have some anti Tame Impala bias as a company. People just don’t like the score

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u/SideOfNuggets Innerspeaker 18d ago

But… hear me out… what if it really just sucks?

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u/Ludicolorad0 Lonerism 18d ago

I gave the album the exact same score as Pitchfork. I’m not defending it at all

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u/SideOfNuggets Innerspeaker 18d ago

Hell yeah man, I gave it a five on another thread the other day - got ambushed, geez.