Ghostory - School of Seven Bells
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69 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: The third album for the dream pop group is its first without Claudia Deheza and it tells a story about the ghosts that surround a girl named Lafaye.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 22, 2012
    90
    A most wonderful storm of a record indeed.
  2. Consequence of Sound
    Mar 30, 2012
    80
    Maybe if we had more records that shot to the moon this high for beauty and romance, we'd have a more beautiful world.
  3. Mixmag
    Apr 16, 2012
    60
    Fun, if a little two-dimensional.
  4. The Boston Phoenix
    Feb 21, 2012
    37
    Sounds hollow and uninspired.

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  1. AlexxTrusc
    8
    School Of Seven Bells and their latest album "Ghostory" in the category of shoegaze do not leave for competition room to maneuver. Album is a combination of indie rock arrangements with electronic inserts and muffled vocals of Alejandra Dehez - which finally gave such great compositions as "The Night", minimalist "Low Times" or "Scavenger" - where the synth parts leads. The rest of the material does fall behind: energetic "White Wind" or stirring "Reappear" are also notable pieces.… Expand
  2. WeAreTheFilter
    8
    New York band School Of Seven Bells (or SVIIB as they are sometimes abbreviated) have always been one of those bands on the outer edges of the blogosphere, bubbling under, patiently waiting for their moment... READ MORE: http://wearethefilter.blogspot.com.au… Expand

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