'' Face Control '' has received generally positive reviews . On the review aggregate site Metacritic , the album has a score of 68 out of 100 , indicating " generally favorable reviews . " Pitchfork Media 's Paul Thompson praised the album , writing " On every conceivable level down to the cover art , Face Control bests its predecessor , adding stuttering nuance to their previously too-spare sound , which they drape over some of the finest songs Boeckner 's ever written . " Drowned in Sound 's Alexander Tudor compared the album to Bruce Springsteen 's '' Born in the U.S.A. '' , writing " Yeah , it ’s THAT good ... " Margaret Reges of Allmusic called '' Face Control '' " ... a solid album , and just another example of Boeckner and Perry 's tingling creative chemistry . " Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine gave the album a mixed review , writing " Fans of off-kilter pop will enjoy at least a few of the stronger cuts , but too much of '' Face Control '' sounds like the unfinished blueprint of a much better album . " In a scathing review , The A.V. Club 's Chris Martins wrote " Everything about these songs feels lazy , from the sludgy rock and tinsel-thin beats of ' Evangeline ' to the couple ’s weak approximation of The Knife on ' ( White City ) ' to the half-assed ' Dancing In The Dark ' paean at the end of ' Legal Tender . ' " Martins concluded : " This is easily the most flavorless fruit yet to fall from the Wolf Parade family tree . " Spinner named '' Face Control '' the best Canadian album of 2009 . The album was nominated for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year in the 2010 Juno Awards , where it lost to Metric 's Fantasies . In addition , '' Face Control '' was one of the long list nominees for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize
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