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- Summary: The 13th full-length release for the indie rock band led by Kevin Barnes was influenced in part by his separation from his wife and 1970s music in New York.
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- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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| Look at our electric guitars And, if not for the good people weeping All we'd hear is sounds of our horses dying But I'm not 'bout to start crying... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 10 out of 21
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Mixed: 11 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Mar 5, 2015The result is an audacious delight, delivering aural odysseys that slither in and out of the territory of heavy-lidded dance-club bangers, junkie-punk ragers, symphonic Baroque-pop gems, plaintive guitar-rockers and myriad lessons from the Marc Bolan school of glam-rock depravity.
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Feb 27, 2015Every song seems to journey through a multitude of genres and eras while remaining coherent.
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Feb 27, 2015Perhaps the key to deep listening with of Montreal is to take each detour, each genre shift and noodly instrumental segment, by its own terms. As a series of these moments, Aureate Gloom is a complex and worthy addition to of Montreal's impactful discography.
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Q MagazineFeb 25, 2015The best songs have some serious bite. [Apr 2015, p.108]
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MojoMar 19, 2015It's quite a departure from their trademark psychedelia. [Apr 2015, p.98]
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Mar 5, 2015Too bad clunky lyrics hold things back at times.
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Mar 4, 2015Most songs here seem to contain the DNA of a dozen other tracks, with Barns stitching them together Frankenstein-style. The results are occasionally brilliant, often frustrating, but always confounding.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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