Jackrabbit

San Fermin - Jackrabbit
Critic Score
Based on 12 reviews
2015 Ratings: #716 / 1021
User Score
Based on 33 ratings
Liked by 1 person
April 21, 2015 / Release Date
LP / Format
- / Label
Chamber Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
AllMusic

Where San Fermin felt like an ornate masterpiece intricately assembled in a lab somewhere, Jackrabbit has the sound of amplified confidence and enhanced group playing that comes from nightly live performance.

80
Under the Radar

Jackrabbit isn't as smooth as its older brother: it's a heavier record, and demands more from the listener.

80
Exclaim!

His predilection for marrying sublime pop melodies to bombastic arrangements laced with classical avant-garde flourishes has reached a new level of focus, and, resultantly, potency, on Jackrabbit.

67
Consequence of Sound

While Jackrabbit is a strong entry into the chamber pop genre, it is almost too pretty for its own good.

65
Paste

Jackrabbit is still a potent and evocative listening experience, even if it strongly recalls memories of even more potent and evocative listening experiences by other bands.

60
DIY
Using a second album to slowly build and improve an already vastly promising sound - instead of attempting an erratic reinvention - is something Ludwig-Leone should be commended for.
52
Pitchfork

The wearying volume of Jackrabbit is the most taxing aspect of a record that already arrives intentionally overstuffed.

jonathanathan
88

This is another album I'm very biased about cus I used to be obsessed with it. Yes it's probably too ambitious but the songs are all fantastic, it could do with more witty but it just bangs too much for to mark it down...

There's a perfect balance between beautiful moments and wild anarchy, Two Scenes and Billy Bibbit are the best way to end any album aswell...

The Woods - 8/10
Ladies Mary - 8/10
Emily - 9/10
Jackrabbit - 9/10
Astronaut - 10/10
Philosopher - 8.5/10
Woman In Red - ... read more

74

Reviewing San Fermin albums can so quickly descend into spotting the influence, and to be fair, the band makes this approach awfully easy — are we totally sure that Allen Tate isn’t actually Matt Berninger under a pseudonym? But I have a soft spot for San Fermin and loved their debut, and there’s really something to be said about a group of talented musicians coming together and absolutely throw themselves into a project, holding nothing back. “Jackrabbit” has ... read more

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Track List

  1. The Woods
  2. Ladies Mary
  3. Emily
  4. Jackrabbit
  5. Astronaut
  6. Philosopher
  7. Ecstatic Thoughts
  8. Woman in Red
  9. The Cave
  10. Parasites
  11. Reckoning
  12. The Glory
  13. Two Scenes
  14. Halcyon Days
  15. Billy Bibbit

Year End Lists

#51/Under the Radar
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Added on: January 20, 2015