Pain Is Beauty
by Chelsea Wolfe
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
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  1. feydrautha
    Feb 15, 2017
    9
    This album is so beautiful and soul touching. Sometimes, if you even don't share the same emotion that the song is uttering, you can share an empathic feeling with the singer, with the instrumental, with the lyrics. Absolutely exuberant and gorgeous.
  2. DannyDL
    Sep 5, 2013
    8
    Inevitably I look back on the good times with Siouxsie and the Banshees. Of course this is not the same, but it's so good if someone makes you think of other great artists.
  3. Muddsjr
    Oct 27, 2014
    8
    for me, its not a completely perfect album. Sometimes the vocals feel a little swallowed up in all the loud, thick layers of sound, making the tracks feel less tidy and clear, but otherwise, the majority of this album is great. And a proof Chelsea is successfully pushing herself forwards in her music.

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#83 Best Album of 2013

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. musicOMH.com
    Oct 24, 2013
    90
    Pain Is Beauty not only shows Wolfe’s penchant for atmosphere but for stylistic diversity.
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  2. Uncut
    Oct 10, 2013
    80
    A slight tendency to clutter is in evidence, but when the band pare it back, it's magical. [Nov 2013, p.81]
  3. PopMatters
    Sep 13, 2013
    80
    Throw yourself willingly onto these tracks. Pain Is Beauty is ECT for the heart.
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