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62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British indie rock band led by Felix Bush was produced by Neil Comber and features a guest appearance by Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Apr 5, 2018
    80
    It’s the sound of a band who have slowly taken the time to consider how their evolution should develop, and this deliberation has borne fruit. Wildness may well have grown, but for Gengahr, something rather more long-lasting may have also taken root.
  2. 80
    Elegant and artful to its core, Where Wildness Grows is an impressive step forward from a band who seemingly have more to prove to themselves than anyone else.
  3. Mar 9, 2018
    80
    Where Wildness Grows is an ode to patience, determination and second chances. Given theirs, Gengahr have smashed it.
  4. Mojo
    Mar 9, 2018
    60
    It's to their credit, though, that this album's uncertain focus works with them, thickening the plot, rather than losing it. [Apr 2018, p.89]
  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 13, 2018
    60
    The mix of therapy sessions and swooning love songs make for a slightly confused LP but not an unenjoyable one. [May 2018, p.108]
  6. Apr 18, 2018
    50
    The first two tracks (two of the three singles from the album) are irritatingly underwhelming, and only Carrion (the third of the aforementioned singles) conveys any of the urgency and compactness required to really grab a listeners' attention.
  7. Mar 9, 2018
    20
    Only ‘Carrion’ remotely rocks in any way, but only through a lukewarm shower wash.
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