“Whereas he was once the Milhouse Van Houten to Malkmus’ Bart Simpson, [Spiral Stairs] had devolved into being an incoherent indie equivalent of Milhouse’s dad mewling “Can I Borrow a Feeling?”
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Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Spiral Stairs: The Real Feel
I realize I’m the target reader for this review, but this is such a wonderful takedown that it almost makes up for the bummer of Spiral Stairs’ album being sub-par.
October 20, 2009, 9:52am
