Our Raw Heart
by YOB
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. Aenoxxx
    Jun 15, 2018
    10
    Another Masterpiece. Mike is a spiritual guru which transcends through the lyrics... Crushing riffs and mood swings within the album are Yob's trade mark. I've been a fan since day one and they just never cease to surprise me. Each album is evolving into what i promulgate is the best 3 Trio DooM band on the planet. Had a conversation with mike after a concert and he is a very deep esotericAnother Masterpiece. Mike is a spiritual guru which transcends through the lyrics... Crushing riffs and mood swings within the album are Yob's trade mark. I've been a fan since day one and they just never cease to surprise me. Each album is evolving into what i promulgate is the best 3 Trio DooM band on the planet. Had a conversation with mike after a concert and he is a very deep esoteric man and shines a light on those who are near him. So happy you survived this near death experience and came out with this new sonic piece.… Expand

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The Wire
    Jul 26, 2018
    80
    “Ablaze”, “Beauty In Falling Leaves” and the monumental title track attain a state of angelic transcendence before crashing solidly back to earth with “The Screen”, a stone cold falling meteor of a song that leaves a crater in its wake, and is probably the heaviest piece of music they have yet produced. [Aug 2018, p.59]
  2. PopMatters
    Jul 20, 2018
    70
    The songs do not cohere with the same kind of symmetry as those on Clearing the Path to Ascend did--four songs, four sides, one musical and philosophical path upwards--but the band's three musicians have history and an evident chemistry that clearly affords them creative flexibility without sacrificing consistency.
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    Jun 26, 2018
    80
    Overall, Our Raw Heart is a truly encompassing journey that requires multiple listens to unfold itself (much like any YOB album). There’s anger, frustration and melancholy to be found, still, at the end you’re left with a sense of relief.
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