''Go Fly a Kite'' is the fifth studio album by

Ben Kweller Benjamin Lev Kweller (born June 16, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. A former member of Radish, Kweller has released six solo albums and appeared on several collaborations. Early life Ben Kweller was born in S ...

, which was released on February 7, 2012. This is his first album since splitting with former label

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Reception

In a review for ''VZ Magazine'', Nicholas Moffitt said, "Fans of Kweller and

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will like ''Go Fly A Kite''" but later added, "I just wish Kweller were more daring." The AllMusic review called it "a refreshing album on a number of levels" because of Kweller's inclusion of "the detailed notes on how to play each song along with the lyrics...keeping nothing, not even the chord progressions, secret."

Track listing

Charts

References

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