The Sun Awakens
by Six Organs of Admittance
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    90
    The Sun Awakens is the record he's been promising. Where School of the Flower was a leap, placing his singing and guitar playing in equal measure -- though there were numerous instrumental pieces -- The Sun Awakens is the place they burst forth, fully entwined, completely formed.
  2. Under The Radar
    90
    As a whole, the songs presented on The Sun Awakens come across as a work of art, evoking a response and then either building or contrasting to it. [#14]
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    80
    The opening seven tracks on The Sun Awakens are probably the strongest sequence of songs on any Six Organs release so far.
  5. Pitchfork
    80
    If you've ever been intrigued by the sound of the sun imploding, this should be your cup of hemlock.
  6. Uncut
    80
    A mighty blend of doomy, Jansch-ish meander and sepulchral drones. [Jul 2006, p.92]
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  7. Q Magazine
    80
    It's hugely rewarding. [Jul 2006, p.118]
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  8. Prefix Magazine
    80
    The Sun Awakens' sparseness has a deepness to it that requires spending time with the album in its entirety in order to truly understand it.
  9. Alternative Press
    80
    Finds [Chasny] in peak form. [Aug 2006, p.224]
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  10. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    If you were hoping for a predictable outing from Ben Chasny, you won't find it on The Sun Awakens.
  11. The New York Times
    70
    The Sun Awakens" is best described as a doom-folk record, encompassing the thick sludge of hyperdistorted electric guitar as well as the rattle and vibration of double-stopped riffs from his acoustic guitar.
  12. Billboard
    70
    Equally stands as Six Organs' most accessible and complex collection to date.
  13. Spin
    70
    Recall[s] the most disturbingly surreal moments of a David Lynch film. [Jul 2006, p.87]
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  14. Mojo
    60
    The Sun Awakens isn't wildly different (from its predecessor)--though it introduces tripped-out electric guitars to Chasny's homespun palette. [Jul 2006, p.102]
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  15. Stylus Magazine
    58
    Sure, there are flashes of undeniable brilliance, but most certainly not the full wattage of the awakening sun as advertised--far from the record Chasny's capable of making.
  16. cokemachineglow
    57
    Half of The Sun Awakens is vigorous and wonderful; half is abhorrent and stultifying.

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. MitchellM
    Nov 1, 2006
    10
    Brilliant.
  2. KevinK
    Sep 7, 2006
    9
    Most people wouldn't understand music like this. "Rivers of Transfiguration" is a 24 minute epic and the most interesting songs Most people wouldn't understand music like this. "Rivers of Transfiguration" is a 24 minute epic and the most interesting songs I've heard. I love it. When the snare drum just juts in as if it were a gunshot I can't help but get shivers. If you ilke experimental stuff or cool folk stuff then this a must have.… Full Review »
  3. JeffK
    Jun 15, 2006
    8
    This album is dark, desperate, and tense. It buids and builds but never releases, and it is also the loudest Six Organs record ever. Japanese This album is dark, desperate, and tense. It buids and builds but never releases, and it is also the loudest Six Organs record ever. Japanese Psyche influences abound. Beautiful...… Full Review »
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