Violet Cries - Esben and the Witch
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64 out of 100

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  • Summary: The Brighton trio's gloom-and-doom melodies are a mix of post-rock and experimental gothic blues, menacing interludes, and dark, hypnotic vocals.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 7, 2011
    90
    Whichever road they happen to tread next, it'll be worthwhile following in their footsteps.
  2. Mojo
    Apr 12, 2011
    80
    Brighton trio take a walk on the dark side. [Feb. 2011, p. 104]
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  3. No Ripcord
    Mar 28, 2011
    60
    Violet Cries is the kind of album that will find a niche audience who will it defend fiercely. Broader appeal is unlikely for songs that seem so blurred around the edges and on the point of evaporating.
  4. The Independent (UK)
    Feb 8, 2011
    20
    The group have been around for well over a year without arousing much of a stir, and the monumentally tedious poesie-rock of Violet Cries offers few hints that this should change.

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  1. Hackskeptic
    4
    "Violent Cries" just may be the music for an exclusive club of miseries immersed in a belief that Esben & The Witch gravitate beyond the normal artistic boundaries. For everyone else it's just three tiresome musicians desperately trying to be taken seriously by presenting an impenetrably dull, brooding and lifeless experience. http://hackskeptic.com… Expand

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