My Old, Familiar Friend
by Brendan Benson
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Aug 18, 2009
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. AllMusic
    70
    Even if he doesn't quite have the vocal presence to fully inhabit this stage, his taste and melodic skills are suited for this bigger scale so My Old, Familiar Friend winds up as an effective showcase for his craftsmanship even if it never quite grabs ahold the way "Lapalco" did.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    My Old, Familiar Friend is one warm power-pop bath ?after another, a cornucopia of oceanfront harmonies, plunky keys, and psychedelic marginalia.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    60
    My Old Familiar Friend seems to be an album with modest aspirations which, for the most part, it achieves.
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