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- Summary: The Baltimore band returns with a quick follow-up to last year's self-titled debut.
- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Filled with an ineffable spiritual longing and a fractured sense of alienation, the album packs an emotional punch and a dark intelligence that sneaks up on you after repeated listens.
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As much as this album doesn’t diverge from the band’s original template, it remains an album of rare potency.
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The album is less immediately memorable than Wilderness' prior work, but its glittering suspension of pensive melodies and resounding rhythms is just as fine in the long run.
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UncutWhen they learn to perfect a climax without gaining flab, this band could be a truly transcendental prospect. [May 2006, p.129]
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Somewhere in the mess of feedback and sonic sluggishness is something that strikes a nerve, makes you want to hear it again.
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This may be far too soon, more reflex than action, for the band to properly capitalize on their start.
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As progressive and interesting as Wilderness the band is, Vessel States is not a great leap forward for them, and those who appreciated [their debut] will probably be underwhelmed with the band's latest offering.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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oswooJul 31, 2006my favourite album of the year
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[Anonymous]Apr 26, 2006
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nickwMay 3, 2006gets better each time i listen to it. also they kick ass live.
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DanMay 13, 2006
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ChaseAug 18, 2006A fantastic and cerebral album from the Baltimore art rockers.
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