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Dec 7, 2012It has a facing-the-beast quality of a punishing spiritual quest, as if Elverum steeled himself and left his house at midnight, barefoot, and just kept walking.
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Dec 7, 2012Ultimately, Ocean Roar works as a continuation of the feelings that were so deeply and richly explored/mined on Clear Moon.
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MojoDec 7, 2012Ocean Roar exists deep in extreme nature, a journey's end of madness, memory and Euphoria. [Nov 2012, p.95]
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Dec 7, 2012From unforgiving seas to rain-drenched walks through the evergreens, he ropes you right into a very particular, personal experience.
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Dec 7, 2012Ocean Roar proves to be a cinematic experience that's good more often than not.
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Dec 7, 2012The method with which Elverum captures and articulates these feelings is what makes his work so powerful--literally inserting his calm demeanor, his pleasant croon, in between insurmountable, impenetrable volume.
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Dec 7, 2012Elverum has never sounded more comfortable as a producer of volume and viscosity.
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Dec 7, 2012Elverum has created an album that demands your time and attention, not to mention any memories you may be willing to part with.
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Dec 7, 2012It is both gorgeous and fearsome, and one couldn't ask for anything more.
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Dec 7, 2012It's another album that can grow on listeners with repeated listens.
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Dec 7, 2012Ocean Roar [is] a truly proper follow-up.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Jan 21, 2014