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School Of The Flower
EMAILPRINTby Six Organs Of Admittance

Universal acclaim
Based on 15 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 6 votes
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Album Info
Label: Drag City
Release Date: 25 January 2005
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
This is the seventh release under the Six Organs name for Ben Chasny, who in recent years has also been a member of Comets On Fire.
Also By This Artist: Luminous Night RTZ Shelter From The Ash The Sun Awakens
Also On Metacritic
MUSIC: Comets On Fire: Blue Cathedral
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Alternative Press
A series of sparse ruminations on barren landscapes and cosmic coincidence that comprises weird sound effects, acoustic finger-picking, tape loops and spectral vocal incantations. [Apr 2005, p.118]
Dusted Magazine
School of the Flower easily ranks as Ben Chasny's best work thus far.
Read Full Review >Amazon.com
Whether you’re a newcomer to Chasny’s sublime psychedelic folk or were a fan from the get-go and own all the limited editon vinyl, no one could possibly be disappointed with this album.
Read Full Review >Drowned In Sound
It is a beautiful result that, through the austere and effortlessly enchanting tunes, leaves you feeling the emotion infinitely more than any self-professed ‘emo’ might.
Read Full Review >The Wire
Their most beautifully conceived and ambitiously extended work to date. [#252, p.59]
Lost At Sea
It makes a stunning case for a silent nod of the head: sometimes it’s good enough to enjoy an album, taking it take it all in as it comes, without attempting to articulate its majesty.
Read Full Review >Tiny Mix Tapes
He reins in some of his rougher edges, offering listeners a more streamlined sound.
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
It is full of emotion yet never sophomoric, it is full of aural poetry and never pretentious, and it is full of that certain mercurial grace that makes each new offering from Six Organs of Admittance something wholly other and an essential listen.
Read Full Review >Delusions of Adequacy
As eclectic as Chasny’s influences may be, there isn’t much here that would sound out of place to underground rock fans.
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
A record for the creeping darkness of a hot summer night in which the night seems to last forever and the heat, the same.
Read Full Review >ShakingThrough.net
School of the Flower is as pretty as its titular place of higher learning intimates and as substantive as bongsmoke.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
It's essentially easy listening for uneasy people. [Mar 2005, p.101]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
christopher o gave it a5:
I was a bit disapointed.I'm a big fan of current 93, I just don't know if Six Organsof Admittance has much staying power.There's a lot of hype surrounding the folk/psyche folk scene; trends fade quickly. School of the flower? School of the hipster.
Chloé gave it an8:
Though not as good as I'd expected, a good effort. Certainly interesting.
jose r gave it a9:
Muito Bom.
Phil Phil gave it a7:
Didnt love it as much as I thought I would, still a very strong release nonetheless. Too short as a whole. Very folky (good thing) and interesting.
Brandon W gave it a9:
Amazing raga inspired drone folk, striking a perfect balance between "Manifestation-ish" freak-folk and singer-songwriter-ish Compathia. Buy this now, if you have not already.
