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Aug 31, 2015It’s an intriguing record, unpredictable and weird even in its simplicity.
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Aug 28, 2015It is fair to say that the album is missing hooks; it is a difficult listen and the tracks’ sparseness renders them similar. But, when the sound is so spine-tinglingly moving, that’s not too much of a problem.
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UncutAug 27, 2015Technically, he shows himself to be a better singer than we might have predicted from those early lo-fi recordings, but it all tastes a little sweet. [Oct 2015, p.71]
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Aug 26, 2015Nocturnes comes off as a monochrome drag.
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Q MagazineAug 25, 2015If, after a while, it just hangs there like a low mist, Noctunes is still a thing of impressive substance made by a very striking somebody. [Oct 2015, p.102]
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Sep 16, 2015In Beal’s attempt to exorcise old demons, the LP comes off way too moody and far too methodical to resonate long term.
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Aug 24, 2015Noctunes, unlike his previous records, is a work suspended in time, amorphous and entrancing, but ultimately too shapeless to hold its own weight. [Aug-Sep 2015, p.60]