''Feel Good Together'' is the only studio album by American indie rock band

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. It was released on September 29, 2009 via Audio Eagle Records.

Critical reception

''Feel Good Together'' was met with universal acclaim from

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. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 71 based on four reviews. David C. Obenour of '' Under the Radar'' praised the album, calling it "a bonafide indie rock, shoegaze venture, but with a real knack for melodies and, well... rhythm". Stephen Deusner of ''

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'' stated: "despite the band name, the album is a guitar-driven record, relying primarily on Stillman's dexterous fretwork to lead the quintet in and out of geometric jams that sound vaguely prog-metal in origin". Andrew Winistorfer of ''Prefix'' wrote: "together, which was recorded during a period of lengthy down time for all parties earlier this year, is the sound of five guys bro-ing down, drinking beers and recording an album. It's not the deepest thing ever recorded, but it is a fun little record that bears no pretense of seriousness". In his mixed review for ''

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'', Will Hermes concluded: "the echoey vocals recall Nineties shoegazers like Ride, and the instrumental breaks suggest quality time has been spent with Pavement's '' Slanted and Enchanted''".

Track listing

Personnel

* Jon Finley — vocals, guitar * Steve Clements — background vocals, organ, Moog * Jamie Stillman — guitar *

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— bass * Greg Boyd — drums * Ben Vehorn — producer, engineering, mixing * Garrett Haines — mastering

References

External links

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