Falling Off the Sky
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| Falling Off the Sky | ||||
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| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Jangle pop | |||
| Length | 48:01 | |||
| Label | Bar/None | |||
| Producer | The dB's | |||
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Falling Off the Sky is an album by the dB's, released on June 12, 2012, on Bar/None Records. It is the first album of new material released by the band since 1987.[1]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Boston Globe | (favorable)[3] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 5.7/10[6] |
Falling Off the Sky received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Among the most favorable reviews was one written by Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A−. In his review, Christgau described the lead track, "That Time Is Gone", as "as rousing as anything in their [Holsapple and Stamey's] book."[4] A more mixed review by Stephen Deusner stated that on the album, the dB's "don't redefine themselves as defiantly as they once did".[6]
