The Real Feel

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The Real Feel
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
Genre Pop rock
Length46:10
Label Matador
Spiral Stairs chronology
The Real Feel
(2009)
Doris & the Daggers
(2017)

The Real Feel is the 2009 debut solo album from Spiral Stairs (formerly of Pavement and Preston School of Industry). [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 57/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club C− [4]
Drowned in Sound 5/10 [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork Media 5.2/10 [7]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The Real Feel received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 57 out of 100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [2]

Track listing

  1. True Love
  2. Call The Ceasefire
  3. Cold Change
  4. Subiaco Shuffle
  5. Wharf Hand Blues
  6. Maltese T
  7. A Mighty Mighty Fall
  8. Stolen Pills
  9. The Real Feel
  10. Blood Money
  11. Ladies and Gentlemen

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