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70

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  • Summary: This is the debut full-length release for the Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock band led by Jessica Numsuwankijkul.
  • Record Label: Manimal Vinyl
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Psychedelia, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal
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Ribbons
Come with me my imaginary ghost in hiding specter in the spring You're the sky held aloft by ribbons unseen you're the harvest in the fall and the... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Jul 1, 2013
    80
    Heliotropes show a surprisingly mature and focused control of their formula on A Constant Sea, luring you in only to eat you alive.
  2. Jul 1, 2013
    80
    Numsuwankijkul fronts the Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock quartet, and on A Constant Sea, Heliotropes’ debut album, she shows that she can slink around a melody like PJ Harvey, yowl like Courtney Love in her best of times and pose as a softer-sided folk singer.
  3. Jul 1, 2013
    70
    A strongly inventive debut.
  4. Jul 1, 2013
    60
    After the third track “Christine” floats past like a lost Julee Cruise track on soulful blues guitar and vintage 50s’ keys, the LP takes a surprising but effective turn into heavy, murky territory.
  5. Jul 22, 2013
    60
    A Constant Sea is not without its flaws--a few of the heavier tracks sound a bit too similar and the track sequence is slightly confounding--but it shows more promise than many debuts coming out of Brooklyn these days.
  6. Aug 2, 2013
    60
    Even though A Constant Sea is arguably somewhat conservative in its regurgitation of established tropes and forms, the execution of its inherited framework predominantly unfurls with confidence and clout.