Album Rating: 5.0
First track is the weakest, agree. It kinda feels like the drums are too loud in the mix on that one, and then it's fine after that.
I still like it but it does sound/feel a bit off compared to everything that comes after it. My truck speakers make it sound better than my good headphones, which is a switch.
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I listened a LOT to écailles and kodama, trying to get the hype back then, but I just found them to be 2 separate bands, the pure BM songs were amazing, but the shoegaze ones kinda sucked...
I've only listened to this once but it seems that has been amalgamated way better than those albums.
Still not my cup of tea.
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Album Rating: 4.0
This is impressive, especially considering the last album was totally meh
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Album Rating: 4.0
Yeah this is my second favorite right after Kodama
Maybe I just listened to this at the exact right time, but that second track got me legit emotional in a way that hasnt happened since Agalloch days for me
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Album Rating: 4.5
Part of my excitement for this is it brings me back to my feelings of listening to Kodama. I was expecting so much for SI, and it just missed the mark unfortunately, but this put them right back on track.
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Album Rating: 3.5
The drums sound amazing, still can’t get over how bad the first track is. It’s sounds absolutely amateurish compared to the rest of the record
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Album Rating: 4.2
Agree with Jesper's assessment that this is the ideal "intro to Alcest" album, but it's up there with their best by most metrics as well, after a few listens. The first song is enjoyable but a bit weaker than the rest of the tracklist to my ears.
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backup vocal choices on the opener are rough as anything, yuck
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Album Rating: 2.5
ideal intro to alcest album is voyages
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would say the better option is just to jam Ashes Against the Grain instead
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Album Rating: 2.5
better option indeed
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Album Rating: 4.5
but johnny theres literally japanese in this
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Album Rating: 2.5
there's also french which offsets anything great japanese brings in
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Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off
"The drums sound amazing, still can’t get over how bad the first track is. It’s sounds absolutely amateurish compared to the rest of the record "
yeah i agree it's several tiers below. kinda surprised it made the cut.
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Album Rating: 4.5
ah the perennial english inferiority complex rears its head again
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french is only ever good when it's being sung badly on shibuya kei records [2]
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Album Rating: 5.0
First track is fantastic, I'll die on that hill
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Album Rating: 4.0
Yeah I also really dig the first track
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Album Rating: 4.5
Yeah second listen was even better. The final track is like peacefully rolling around in the forest
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Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off
first track gang
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