Wild Light - 65daysofstatic
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82

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critics What's this?

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  • Summary: This is the sixth studio release for the instrumental British post-rock band.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. 91
    For anyone who can appreciate emotional breadth that music is capable of conveying, make Wild Light a part of your life. It may be the best instrumental album you hear this year.
  2. Oct 15, 2013
    90
    While Wild Light correctly prioritises focus over twists, there are sections that catch you by surprise.
  3. Oct 15, 2013
    90
    Short of any psychotropic assistance, Wild Light is a credible substitute for nirvana, demanding you suspend your disbelief and just jump in feet first, setting yourself free from all corporeal existence.
  4. 80
    Wild Light as a whole represents the band’s most ambitious work to date; it’s a meticulously crafted and admirably complex record from a band that are constantly thrilling in their unpredictability.
  5. Oct 15, 2013
    80
    Here, it seems like 65dos are challenging themselves in a way that they are finally happy with, evoking the confidence of 'Exploding and matching that with the energy and intensity of The Fall of Math.
  6. Oct 15, 2013
    80
    Soaring arrangements and long tracks create a journey, as engaging as it is dramatic.
  7. Oct 15, 2013
    60
    The pomp they derive from taking dour post-rock to a rave--notably here in Prisms--is satisfying. [Nov 2013, p.101]

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