The Sun Awakens
by Six Organs of Admittance
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

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  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 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.
  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 Psyche influences abound. Beautiful...

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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. 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.
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  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    If you were hoping for a predictable outing from Ben Chasny, you won't find it on The Sun Awakens.
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  3. 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.
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