Oddfellows

Tomahawk - Oddfellows
Critic Score
Based on 22 reviews
2013 Ratings: #420 / 1115
User Score
Based on 40 ratings
Liked by 1 person
January 29, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Ipecac / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

91
A.V. Club

Oddfellows doesn’t reject anything Tomahawk has done before. It just does it better.

80
Drowned in Sound

Oddfellows clearly signals a return to the style and spirit of Tomahawk's self-titled debut, and to some extent the highlights of Faith No More's latter days.

80
PopMatters

It’s reassuring that no matter how stale and bland the musical terrain gets, avant-guardsmen like Patton, Denison, and such remain to flare up on occasion to scorch through it, like a forest fire setting the stage for newness to emerge in its wake. 

80
No Ripcord

Oddfellows, though Patton, Denison and Stanier have all outgrown their pasts creatively speaking, is in some ways a gateway to reminiscence. 

68
Pitchfork

Good as these guys are at mashing up genres on the fly, there's no denying the straighter, fist-pumpier stuff here works best

theyith
50

not that nice.

this album feels reaaally slow and underwhelming, it feels slower than it really is, I don't know how they did that but yea, it lacks the aggression and experimentation that makes tomahawk tomahawk, and I think mike patton does some cuestionable melodies that don't fit the songs.

Half of the songs feel like pure nothing, having nothing to offer, the only really good songs are Stone letter, Typhoon and Rise up dirty waters these are the songs that have the experimentation and ... read more

Jawnb0rger69
83

Bangers on bangers on bangers. Sure, it's not as adventurous as Anonymous or as Mit Gas-y as Mit Gas but this album is another fitting edition in the lexicon of each of these artists' discographies. This record really benefits from the addition of Trevor Dunn on bass, with his rhythms locking perfectly with Stanier's drumming throughout the whole thing. This allows for more room than in the past for Denison's distinctive playing style to really shine. And of course Mike Patton is as ... read more

GABRIELinHELL
60

Decent

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Track List

  1. Oddfellows
  2. Stone Letter
  3. I.O.U.
  4. White Hats / Black Hats
  5. A Thousand Eyes
  6. Rise Up Dirty Waters
  7. The Quiet Few
  8. "I Can Almost See Them"
  9. South Paw
  10. Choke Neck
  11. Waratorium
  12. Baby Let's Play____
  13. Typhoon
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Added on: January 22, 2013