The Spell
by The Black Heart Procession
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. BBC collective
    60
    This is woozy Americana wrapped fast in thick swathes of serrated menace.
  2. Under The Radar
    60
    Sounds closer to a conventional band than anything they've done yet. [#13, p.83]
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  3. Urb
    60
    Unfortunately, lead singer Pall Jenkins's vocals are not as spectacular as the arrangements backing him. [May 2006, p.82]
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  5. NOW Magazine
    60
    It's too bad hackneyed spider-woman metaphors and non-specific allusions to 'regret' don't match BHP's level of sonic sophistication.
  6. Paste Magazine
    60
    The wonderfully overdramatic Spell inspires imagery of the house band in a borderland casino. [Sep 2006, p.81]
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  7. PopMatters
    50
    For a band that is now nearly a decade into its career, to release an album that retreads their superior earlier material with far less passion and conviction is about as depressing as the music is.
  8. Q Magazine
    40
    It's prevented from turning fancy by its grounding in some rudimentary rock dynamics. [May 2006, p.122]
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. lilithc
    Jan 3, 2007
    10
    simply beautiful music.
  2. Jacob
    Jul 2, 2006
    9
    Brilliant. The Black Heart Procession as they should should - ominous, moody and atmospheric.
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