A Church That Fits Our Needs
by Lost in the Trees
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Mar 20, 2012
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
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  1. Breakfast
    Mar 30, 2012
    10
    A beautiful, breathtaking, heartbreaking and masterful work of art. Every note, every word, every melody. Just perfect. As of right now, far and away the best album of the year.
  2. listener
    Jul 22, 2012
    9
    Never heard of them before but somehow photography on a cover of it grabbed my attention...anyway turned out to be the most beautiful album I heard in 2012 so far.
  3. transparence
    Dec 21, 2012
    9
    What emotion in this album. Arrangements melodies, voice, everything is very high. One of the best albums I've heard in the history of pop music . Only tracks 4 and 8 are less developed regarding melodies. The other fly very high
  4. jyo_tirmaya
    Apr 10, 2012
    7
    I'm not a fan of so much orchestration, but I can sense the labor of love that has gone into this album. Altogether, I think it's a lovely album but I just wished it had one or two defining songs as Bon Iver's first album had "Skinny Love."

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Magnet
    Apr 10, 2012
    75
    A suite-like meditation that is emotionally expressive and impressively nuanced.[No. 86, p.55]
  2. Rolling Stone
    Apr 9, 2012
    60
    The result is songs suited less for a rock club than a church sanctuary, with Picker playing the forlorn choirboy.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    Apr 5, 2012
    60
    A Church feels a little long, and getting through it requires a certain amount of emotional energy, but it's well worth the effort.
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