Fitz and the Tantrums (album)
Fitz and the Tantrums is the eponymous third studio album by American indie pop and neo soul group Fitz and the Tantrums, released on June 10, 2016 by Elektra Records. Critical reception. "Fitz and the Tantrums" received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 56, which indicates "mixed or average reviews" based on 7 reviews. Isaac Feldberg from the "Boston Globe" calls it the band's "glossiest record yet", with a "brassy, retro-glam aesthetic with  a commercial-minded agenda", going on to say, "on ballads (...) the band sounds more lost, mired in lackluster lyrics and mundane melodies." "The 405" gave it a score of 20/100 and wrote, "Each and every track on this album is so jam-packed with garbage pop flourishes that it can get exhausting." Personnel. Adapted from AllMusic. Fitz and the Tantrums Additional musicians Artwork Production