''The Handler'' is the third solo studio album by
Har Mar Superstar. It was released via
Record Collection
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* Record Collection (record label), a Los Angeles-based music studio
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in 2004. It features contributions from
Karen O,
Michael Bland,
Pete Thomas, and
Holly Valance
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.
It peaked at number 68 on the
UK Albums Chart
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Critical reception
At Metacritic
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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57% based on 13 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[
Jolie Lash of '']NME
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'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "Har Mar Superstar's best effort to date."[ Johnny Loftus of '' Pitchfork'' gave the album a 1.9 out of 10, saying, "''The Handler'' only meagerly amplifies what he was already doing, probably pleasing his no doubt respectable cadre of core followers, but handily turning off the rest of humanity."][
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Track listing
Charts
References
External links
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2004 albums
Har Mar Superstar albums
Record Collection albums
Albums produced by John Fields (record producer)