Valende
by Jennifer Gentle
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Jan 25, 2005
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9

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  1. AaronJ.
    Mar 19, 2005
    9
    Very strange voice! Very naive spychedelia!
  2. charlotter
    Feb 7, 2005
    9
    hypnotic, mysterious and...er...gentle psychedelic pop from italy's finest. "i do dream you" sounds like a lost '60's gem, but the real highlight is "circles of sorrow": almost seven minutes of sheer beauty. brilliant!
  3. JDBurton
    Feb 6, 2005
    9
    best album i bought in a while. warm, subtle acid folk from two Italian guys who took too much lsd.
  4. LaurenceHC
    Feb 5, 2005
    3
    Awfully unbearable! Two songs are acceptable... but the rest is hideous!

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Billboard
    60
    At times compelling in its eccentricities, this record emphasizes experimentation rather than tunefulness.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Syd Barrett meets Fellini. [28 Jan 2005, p.85]
  3. Pitchfork
    79
    It reveals a manic, uncommon glint in their inventive fires, the unmistakable fervid gleam which accompanies artists who know exactly what they're doing, even if the rest of us don't.
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