Falling Off the Sky
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| Studio album by The dB's | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Jangle pop | |||
| Length | 48:01 | |||
| Label | Bar/None | |||
| Producer | The dB's | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (73%) |
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| Allmusic |    |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.7/10) |
| The Guardian | |
| Boston Globe | (favorable) |
| Robert Christgau | (A-) |
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.
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". 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." 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".
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