Future of the Left frontman Andrew Falkous has vented his frustrations over a critical review of the band’s new record The Plot Against Common Sense written by Ian Cohen and posted on Pitchfork.
Cohen’s review was posted on May 25 and gave The Plot Against Common Sense an overall score of 6 out of 10, while suggesting that Falkous has lost a step or two as a lyricist and songwriter: “It’s a shame that Falkous is playing to the cheap seats on The Plot Against Common Sense”.
Falkous took to his Twitter account the same day and posted the following:
Read the Pitchfork review – online now – if you’d like to hear about our album as represented by the fingers of a constipated horse.
— future of the left (@shit_rock) May 25, 2012
I am genuinely very sad that thousands of people will read a review which misrepresents our labour of love so completely and utterly…
— future of the left (@shit_rock) May 25, 2012
… and will continue to do so until later this afternoon when I emerge from the bath, panting.
— future of the left (@shit_rock) May 25, 2012
As pointed out by The Music.com.au, the review got particularly harsh when it came to the track Robocop 4: Fuck Off Robocop with Cohen claiming that: “2012 will not see a more stupendously awesome song title or a worse song attached to it. Why it’s even a song to begin with is beyond me, as its musical values are pretty much nil.”
I genuinely think we’ve made our best album- particularly lyrically – and that ‘robocop 4 – fuck off robocop’ is the pick in that sense.
— future of the left (@shit_rock) May 25, 2012
but then again, I also believe in factor 30 sun cream and the notion of chivalry.
— future of the left (@shit_rock) May 25, 2012
When responding to a fan via Twitter, Falkous explained why the review upset him.
@lala_lauren I take reviews like that very personally. That’s because it’s mostly highly personal.
— future of the left (@shit_rock) May 25, 2012
