- Record Label: Merge
- Release Date: Jul 18, 2000
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Armed with an arsenal of keyboard riffs and Merritt's impassive baritone, the resulting sound is a velvety mix of '80s-era new wave, bossa nova beats, and melancholy pop.
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A slender set of humorously coldhearted would-be club hits that celebrate hopelessness, freedom from tedious human relationships and numbness to heartbreak.
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An unadulterated fey morsel.
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Features Merritt doing what he does best: writing songs that are smart, funny, literate, and far catchier than anything on commercial radio.
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With the fabulously synthetic surfaces forming a cozy cocoon around Merritt's reflexive cynicism, the new FBH EP is a shiny, acidic counterpoint to the twilit wallow of [6ths album] Hyacinths.
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patriciacFeb 18, 2006stephin merrit is always amazing