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- Summary: The third full-length release for the Northern Irish post-punk band was self-produced and mixed by Dan Rejmer.
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- Record Label: Tough Love
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| Desire Oscillations | |
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| Constantly in motion No time taken to confront Futile acquisitions, the waywards embitterments Loosing all means of desire Disconnect the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Oct 15, 2015Ever changing and insightful, Arms Around A Vision never becomes staid or complacent.
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Sep 30, 2015There's vitality peppered throughout here, offering enough hope to momentarily forget the despair, as melodies lift the listener briefly before crashing you back down. This mercurial nature makes Arms Around A Vision a beguiling listen, one that's strangely difficult to stop listening to.
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Sep 30, 2015Unlike their previous two albums, Arms Around a Vision isn't simple to get into. It might take a little work, but it's an enjoyable endeavor and it makes for an ultimately more enjoyable album in the long run.
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Sep 30, 2015Over time, it's proved itself to be dark, intelligent and one of the most imaginative albums of the year so far, but whether it’s as enduring as its predecessor, only time will tell.
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Oct 13, 2015As with their previous releases, Arms Around A Vision suffers slightly from lacking a style and sound distinct from its easy to spot influences, but where it also differs is that it marks the turning point where Girls Names are starting to figure out exactly what kind of band they really sound like.
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UncutSep 30, 2015Tracks like "Reticence," "Chrome Rose," and "I Was You" don't quite live up to their off-kilter introductions, but "Exploit Me" is a magnificent mix of Krautrock drones, sluggish tom-toms and a drunken vocal pitched somewhere between Mark E Smith, Nick Cave and Shane MacGowan. [Nov 2015, p.76]
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Oct 2, 2015It's a record which feels like a grower but never manages to click.
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