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Mar 20, 2013For all [Nicolas Fromageau's] attempts at darkness, Fromageau can’t shake the pretty effusiveness that bolstered M83′s first few albums to the spotlight.
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Mar 20, 2013If you were expecting a post-rock album, you've come to the wrong place; this is something sharper, more accessible, sure, but no less clever.
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Mar 20, 2013Team Ghost and Fromageau have a number of good ideas, but the band's biggest downfall stems from the fact that they sometimes condense too many of these ideas into too small a space.
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Mar 20, 2013They may never outshine M83 but Rituals at least establishes Team Ghost in their own right.
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Apr 15, 2013A few too many other tracks, such as "Away", compensate for thin material with sheer bluster, and they can feel unwarrantedly grueling. But there's a conviction here, and that's nothing to feel sorry for.
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Apr 12, 2013Rituals is a very good album when it’s on fire, and while the band might not have quite grasped the album concept yet, it serves as an interesting counterpart to latter day M83.
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UncutMar 29, 2013The debut album by this French five-piece sends an icy wind cutting through their shoegaze haze. [May 2013, p.78]
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Under The RadarMar 22, 2013It doesn't always hit the mark but there's enough substance here to suggest Fromageau can finally put the past behind him. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.96]