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The Golem Rock Album

Black Francis

The Golem Rock Album

Self-released edited version of the ex-Pixies man's score for the 1920s German Expressionist silent film, The Golem: How He Came Into the World

Label
Self-Released
UK Release date
15/11/2010
  1. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Black Francis sounds fully energized here, and this album ranks, alongside Teenager of the Year and Dog in the Sand, as part of his best solo work to date
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  2. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    There are more orchestral flourishes than one might expect, but the core is the same old Francis: guitar overdrive, thunderous drums, epic, mysterious lyrics full of obscure references
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  3. 6.4 |   Pitchfork

    The Golem is not a Pixies album, but it is a Black Francis record that walks and talks surprisingly well even without the master text of its film
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  4. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    Franco Blanco, Black Frank, or whatever he wants to call himself doesn’t make bad albums, whether with the Pixies, solo, or semi-solo, but the fact that The Golem Rock Album is merely decent is a letdown on its own
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