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Jan 16, 2014In a world where electronic music is omnipresent, Laurel Halo succeeds on Chance of Rain in creating a distinctive voice, one that never allows the listener to settle into a sense of security.
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Dec 11, 2013Halo's voice is never heard--likely a relief for those who found Quarantine too unsettling--but this is about as jolly as the cover illustration, drawn by her father.
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The WireDec 10, 2013This is dance music, but not as we know it, and a delight to experience. [Oct 2013, p.47]
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Dec 2, 2013Deranged and balefully bleak.
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Nov 15, 2013It’s a record with an elliptical force exerting itself on something altogether more mechanical; the cover art, an illustration by Halo’s father, attests to this, taking the drudgery of a work-late, watch-checking morning and placing it firmly in the afterlife.
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Nov 11, 2013Anyone enthralled by the previous album may feel there is something missing here. Instead, what we have is the true expression of the artist finding salvation in musical release and forging new paths using established forms.
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Nov 11, 2013There's a sketchbook quality to the album, a formlessness that it never quite escapes, nor seems to want to. But there are worse things to do, Halo knows, than to get lost in the clouds for a while.
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Nov 1, 2013The image has no direct connection to the music (it was drawn in the '70s, before Halo was born) but it's intricate, strange and beautiful--much like the album itself.
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UncutOct 31, 2013The listlessness of the structures is initially offputting, but the tracks begin to reveal luxurious depths. [Dec 2013, p.69]
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Oct 31, 2013Vocal-free, Chance Of Rain sees Laurel Halo once more stepping back behind the sounds of her machines, but it’s the depth of those sounds that speaks volumes.
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Oct 30, 2013Craggy and hard as hell, you'll wish Chance of Rain forged a few more such moments [like the title track], but its consistent, nagging ability to knock you off balance is worth wrestling with.
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Oct 30, 2013An astonishingly challenging album in every sense of the word; and for this, it is one of the most fascinating and beautiful things I have heard in years.
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Oct 29, 2013Chance Of Rain sinks its hooks in deeper.
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Oct 28, 2013Chance of Rain will likely prove less controversial than Quarantine, but by no means is it a less challenging record.
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Oct 25, 2013Plainly speaking, this is psychedelic music, and it’s music that’s both moving and a pleasure to move to.
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Oct 25, 2013Chance of Rain defies easy explanation, an album that is more like a bout of freak weather than a light shower.
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Oct 25, 2013Halo's music has never felt beholden to nostalgia or thematic consistency, leaving Chance of Rain as a shining example of an artist striving to operate within a creative vacuum.
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Oct 25, 2013Chance of Rain hinges on uncertainty and fluctuating pressure, not outpouring. It’s impersonal, then, but never inhuman.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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