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Mar 30, 2012Maybe if we had more records that shot to the moon this high for beauty and romance, we'd have a more beautiful world.
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Mar 7, 2012The album is so cleanly produced that it sounds like they can't afford a flaw. And ironically, it's this seeming aversion to being perceived as imperfect that holds them back.
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Mar 1, 2012Ghostory is at its best a very pleasurable realization of niche.
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Feb 28, 2012It's an uninspired ending to what is generally a sharp, full-bodied collection of tracks from what is now an equally sharp, full-bodied duo.
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Feb 28, 2012With Ghostory, School of Seven Bells recovers with a newfound voice, still evokes everything they once were as dream pop dealers, but it's still extremely visible that they have more room to grow.
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Feb 27, 2012Ghostory's an altogether lush affair with plenty for both fans and newcomers to sift through.
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Feb 27, 2012Dream pop, goth, shoegaze--call it what you want, but what School of Seven Bells have ended up with is a genuinely gorgeous record by any standard.
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Feb 27, 2012Ghostory is as lushly layered as ever, with spectral textures and propulsive dance rhythms, both programmed and played, equally affecting.
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Feb 27, 2012Happily SVllB still sound fantastic.
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Feb 24, 2012Ghostory, rather than resting on the laurels of the band's successful sound up to this point, adds a harder edge to the rhythm and consciously moves on a step.
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Feb 24, 2012Ghostory is as potent and decadent as School Of Seven Bells have ever been.
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Feb 23, 2012The remaining twosome (Alejandra and guitarist Benjamin Curtis) have actually become more ambitious.
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Feb 22, 2012A most wonderful storm of a record indeed.
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Feb 21, 2012Fantastically glossy and mystical.
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Feb 21, 2012A staggeringly beautiful success.
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MagnetMar 20, 2012A stellar first attempt at a concept album... [a] ghoulish delight. [No. 85, p.59]
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Alternative PressFeb 22, 2012The fantastic Ghostory actually sounds more realized than their previous two full-lengths. [Mar 2012, p.98]
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Q MagazineFeb 21, 2012Entrancing. [Mar 2012, p.102]
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