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SVIIB make good on the promise of their early seven-inches and EPs with this debut full-length for Ghostly International.
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Like the band members themselves, Alpinisms is full of promise and obvious talent but would benefit from a more clearly defined direction.
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MojoIts influences and allusions diverse, but fruitful. [Dec 2008, p.110]
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The dual harmonies and inherently hypnotic cadences render music that is largely exhilarating occasionally monotonous.
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UncutThe dreary emotional content and the sub-MBV soundscapes set out to gaze enigmatically at their shoes. Sadly, they don't get past the navel. [dec 2008, p.115]
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Q MagazineHerren's wall-of-noise productions were clearly a big influence, alongside shoegazing indie bands and Joy Division, though nothing that follows quite measures up to spectacular opening lamundernodisguise, somehow reminiscent of both MGMT and gothic folk troupe Espers. [Dec 2008, p.133]
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The ethno-tinted dreampop of School of Seven Bells left me stymied and listless and, most crucially for a critic, at a loss for words.
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In their attempt to induce dreams, though, too much of Alpinisms is a laptop-gazing wash out, neglecting the intensity required for this kind of thing, and "Prince Of Peace" inhabits a disturbing world where Enya might front an electronically-enhanced baggy band.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 2 out of 12
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Oct 2, 2011School of Seven Bellsâ
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seanm.Feb 5, 2009
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ScottTNov 11, 2008Great album!!!