A Moment Apart
by ODESZA
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
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  1. crfritsch
    Nov 22, 2017
    10
    Best album of 2017 IMO.
    A lot of the negative reviews sound like they were written by the people that buy lady gaga albums and still think Kanye is a genius.
  2. Wiwek_chauhan
    Oct 1, 2017
    8
    okay,,, so the execution is just amazing. first 6 songs will make you wonder that they should win a grammys for this..tracks like line of sight, a moment apart ,late night , higher ground and corners of the earth will give you one of the greatest vibes of 2017. only fault i realized in this album is the middle part of the album . over all it's one of the best electronic album of 2017
  3. thedavid
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This album is truly amazing and defines a whole new type of music. While listening to this album i feel like in another beautiful place, it just let me forget all my problems my sorrows and just be there, in this one place, enjoying this music, like a never ending dream.
  4. Abhu
    May 18, 2020
    10
    This 16 song album is special!

    Its euphoric, it's spacy, it's tasty, it touches you deeply.
  5. Rich45682
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    One of my favorite albums of all time, a must-listen if you ask me, you should also take a listen to Odesza's second album, In Return; and Porter Robinson's Worlds.
  6. duckhost
    Dec 1, 2017
    10
    Odesza is the best when it comes to EDM in 2017, you won't find anything like it right now and this album show this, A moment apart is one of the best albums in 2017 and you should listen.
  7. Natereater
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    This is the best album of all time, the intro plays right into an amazing opening. The blend of EDM and Orchestral sound is amazing. I wish that other musicians could show the level of creativity demonstrated here.
  8. zNeverSleeping
    Jan 8, 2020
    10
    Posso dizer com total certeza de que esse álbum mudou minha vida - principalmente sua musica "principal", e sempre estará marcado na minha historia. Um dos melhores conjuntos musicais para quem procura algo Chill e também está disposto a dançar as vezes.
  9. clem666
    Oct 27, 2020
    8
    When it comes to ODESZA it touches to deep and incomprehensible matters of fact. I mean there is definitively something powerful and magical going on inside when you listen to 'A Moment Apart'. The electro is smooth, bright, transcending, both simple and complex, melodious and the guests are cleverly distributed all along the album so we can alternate between instrumental and vocal songs.When it comes to ODESZA it touches to deep and incomprehensible matters of fact. I mean there is definitively something powerful and magical going on inside when you listen to 'A Moment Apart'. The electro is smooth, bright, transcending, both simple and complex, melodious and the guests are cleverly distributed all along the album so we can alternate between instrumental and vocal songs. As long as you have a little interest in electro and chillwave this project will certainly transport you elsewhere.
    But objectively their is a huge lack in this album. I feel like I simply can't differentiate the songs, everything oddly sounds the same and still different. Every songs have the same structure: a calm beginning on a certain tempo and then the chorus comes and bam it's different. But it's always different the same way. However there is some kind of dark magic here making the whole project someting so deep and communicative.    … Expand
  10. truthreveller
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    I came here after reading bad critic reviews of A Moment Apart. I think this is one of the best produced albums of the last ten years. The featured artists sound amazing on all of the tracks. This album will be rediscovered in the future as a treasure.
  11. aaronneallucas
    Mar 29, 2023
    10
    One of the best albums of all time. Amazing production and vocals. I always feel like I'm being transported across time and across the world when I listen to this album. It's the feeling of stargazing and riding bikes with friends on a nice summer evening. That's the only way I can adequately describe this album.

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Mixmag
    Oct 4, 2017
    60
    If you’re a little refreshed and in the midst of a heartfelt festival singalong, things might sound different. But it’s hard to get caught up in some of the grandiose gestures on offer here.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Sep 12, 2017
    58
    It doesn’t help that their guest singers’ lyrics rarely scale heights comparable to the duo’s vertiginous waveforms.
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  3. PopMatters
    Sep 11, 2017
    60
    By cramming so many songs onto the album, the quality inevitable begins to dip and later songs stick too rigidly to a formula that served earlier songs more effectively. When the duo do hit their stride, they show a natural ability to write tight, late summer floor fillers, with a number of tunes set to pack out dance festivals for years to come.
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