Circumambulation
by True Widow
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. NOW Magazine
    Aug 8, 2013
    60
    Here True Widow dispel some of the pot-smoky fog, putting across a crisper, tighter, discernibly quicker sound.

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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Derezzination
    Aug 8, 2013
    5
    True Widow say that they are a combination of Sludge Metal and Stoner Rock, and it sure seems like that. Opening track on CircumambulationTrue Widow say that they are a combination of Sludge Metal and Stoner Rock, and it sure seems like that. Opening track on Circumambulation creeps to life and turns into a six minute droning drawl that has a hypnotising affect on the listener. Unfortunately, it is this hypnotic feel that the band have by sticking in the mid to low tempos, that ties the album down.

    The album can be melodic, in “S:H:S” and in “I:M:O” where there is a heavy reliance on vocals and the production does a good job to make sure that the vocals aren’t lost in the background, which I have found in other records this year.

    In concentrated doses, I could listen to this, but after almost an hour of it, you can feel almost woozy with tiredness as it just is almost relentless in its slow moving pace. It never really give you a sense that it is moving on. The album contains songs that would be good for a mix tape, or for stoner’s; which is what genre they fall into.

    Overall, the album is strong in a few aspects. The sound packs a punch and the dreamy essence that flows through the album can be really appealing, but it just falls apart mid drift, it doesn’t hold you down in your sleep, instead it floats away and your left on your own.    … Full Review »
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