Buy Now
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Aug 28, 2015Singer Victoria Legrand has a refreshingly unshowy croon that’s one of the most seductive in pop, and her gorgeous synth drones and guitarist Alex Scally’s effects-laden riffs are exquisite.
-
Aug 28, 2015The band’s understanding of their own head-in-the-clouds aesthetic and knowing where to sew in (or cut out) the stitches to keep their sound in a constant, albeit low-key, flux results in much more of a mesmerizing experience than would changing directions entirely.
-
Aug 27, 2015This is music that lingers in the mind and seeps into the bones. And while you can view it as melancholic, Scally and Legrand never dwell on sentimentality or allow anything to sink into despondency.
-
Aug 26, 2015Anyone who doesn't fall for Depression Cherry's hypnotic splendour probably just isn't a Beach House fan, or didn't live with the album long enough. But those who do will recognize this album as the sweeping, grand gesture they've been working up to giving us for the last nine years.
-
MagnetSep 22, 2015Depression Chery has four masterful set pieces, staggered to hit as odd-numbered tracks, each deepening the pervasive sense of rediscovered romance. [No. 124, p.51]
-
Aug 27, 2015There's no faulting the album--it's stunning and well worth your time and money, but it's not their masterpiece, their seminal album. But that's hardly a criticism.
-
Aug 27, 2015Depression Cherry is a beautiful record about darker times being a point in a journey, not the final destination. It shows its creators have a level of wisdom beyond their years.
-
Aug 18, 2015In every other sense it’s another impeccably measured step forward.
-
Aug 28, 2015Depression Cherry is a startlingly easy record to get lost in.
-
Aug 28, 2015Like the band’s 2008 album Devotion, Depression Cherry is an impressive showcase of the kind of beauty that two musicians are capable of when stripped down to a bare-bones approach. It’s worked before, and it works again here.
-
Aug 27, 2015Depression Cherry may proudly adhere to every fuzzy touchstone of the genre, but it’s also a record on which every subtle chord shift and breathy sigh feels considered.
-
Aug 27, 2015It's a grower that demands and rewards close listening--especially under headphones, where it unfolds like a spell cast just for the listener.
-
Aug 26, 2015It's a downtempo album, especially its sleepier last third, but unlike its title suggests, it's not even a little depressing.
-
Aug 25, 2015Depression Cherry’s particular non-specifics feel as full of breath and life as anything they’ve ever done--an album-length sigh as eloquent as a manifesto.
-
Aug 17, 2015It’s the kind of album that’s easy to grow very attached to: a personal, secret soundtrack likely to be loved by many.
-
Aug 14, 2015Fifth effort Depression Cherry is no different, and whilst haters could accuse the duo of being a one trick pony, you must ask yourself if you truly care when the pony is so damn gorgeous.
-
UncutAug 6, 2015Rarely before have the pair achieved [moments of transcendence and preserving them in amber] with this much grace and finesse. [Sep 2015, p.68]
-
Aug 27, 2015Depression Cherry doesn’t always have the emotional heft, or melodic impact, of their 2010 breakthrough Teen Dream or its follow-up, 2012’s Bloom, but the duo’s knack for crafting thoughtful, enveloping songs makes their return more than welcome.
-
Aug 18, 2015Minor sonic updates don’t entirely compensate for the lack of deep cuts, but it’s hard to fault Depression Cherry for playing to Beach House’s well-established strengths.
-
Aug 6, 2015As with many of their best songs, it takes a while for the lyrics to work their way out of the ether and into your brain. [Aug-Sep 2015, p.60]
-
Aug 28, 2015Boring and tedious at times. But tension-filled and cinematic at others, which will leave you drifting into a beautiful abyss more often than not.
-
Aug 28, 2015Throughout the album, Legrand's lyrics conjure vivid experience.
-
Aug 27, 2015If you are a Beach House fan and want a shimmering soundtrack to serve as a backdrop for daydreaming, then Depression Cherry should fit the bill. For everyone else, your mileage may vary wildly, even within the span of one listen.
-
Aug 27, 2015Minor nitpicking aside, this is a Beach House record that sounds, above all else, like a Beach House record, and we should be glad that this house was left standing and not swept away with the dreampop tide.
-
Aug 26, 2015You’ve heard these sounds before, and you’ve felt these feelings before. The added value here, if you want it, is the organization and rigor of the blankness.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 163 out of 179
-
Mixed: 12 out of 179
-
Negative: 4 out of 179
-
Aug 28, 2015
-
Aug 28, 2015
-
Aug 29, 2015