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Jesu
- Record Label: Shellshock
- Release Date: Sep 23, 2013
- Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the British post-rock project led by Justin Broadrick features a 17-minute track.
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- Record Label: Shellshock
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal
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Oct 3, 2013Lyrically and melodically it plumbs the depths of emotion, making it among the most compelling entries in Jesu's catalog.
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Oct 3, 2013Everyday innovates within that formula without corrupting it, and proves that the waters of his inspiration have yet to run dry. It’s a high mark in a career full of them.
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The WireDec 10, 2013Though heavier than ever, Jesu shares a bittersweet longing with the best of Mould's oeuvre, a sense of innocence on the cusp of corruption. [Oct 2013, p.55]
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Oct 3, 2013Though it sounds like it couldn’t be by anybody else, it’s more sonically diverse and less dense than previous Jesu albums.
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Oct 3, 2013The tracks vary greatly in span, but beyond that there’s not as much of a dynamic as on prior Jesu full-lengths.
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MojoNov 22, 2013Not exactly a collection of lullabies, this is still some of the most achingly beautiful music released yet under the Jesu name. [Dec 2013, p.89]
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Oct 3, 2013There are great moments that fulfil expectations of Jesu as a dissolving whirlpool bath of glass shards, but these flashes don't carry the full weight of the album.