Cemetery Highrise Slum
by Creepoid
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Alternative Press
    Jun 22, 2015
    80
    Cemetery Highrise Slum provides 41 minutes of unsettled bliss. [Jul 2015, p.97]
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  2. DIY Magazine
    Jun 22, 2015
    80
    Cemetery Highrise Slum is a maze; disorienting and satisfying in equal measure.
  3. The 405
    Jul 2, 2015
    70
    In spite of its sequencing, every song on Cemetery Highrise Slum is individually good.
  5. AllMusic
    Jun 30, 2015
    70
    Cemetery Highrise Slum is a worthy effort with a highly crafted vibe, but Creepoid's personality only shines through some of the time.
  6. Consequence
    Jun 22, 2015
    67
    While Miller and co. occasionally go too big in their goth-y appropriation of ’90s grunge and alt tropes, the album features a fair share of subtle emotional moments to combat them.

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  1. polygon503
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    Best album in years to be wholly fresh while brilliantly evoking the jagged noise rock of Sonic Youth, the shimmering gauziness of the CocteauBest album in years to be wholly fresh while brilliantly evoking the jagged noise rock of Sonic Youth, the shimmering gauziness of the Cocteau Twins-era 4AD and the snarl of Seattle's grunge heyday. Transporting, hypnotic and extremely impressive. "Shaking", "Seams" and "Worthless and Pure" will rip your heart in two in the best possible way while "American Smile", "Tell the Man", "Eating Dirt" and "Devil in the Subtext" will get a festival crowd dancing (moshing?). This band deserves to be huge, and soon.… Full Review »
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