Allegiance and Conviction
by Windy & Carl
  • Record Label: Kranky
  • Release Date: Mar 27, 2020
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. The Wire
    Nov 6, 2020
    80
    Allegiance & Conviction is Windy & Carl’s first new album in a good long while, and it was worth the wait. [Sep 2020, p.61]
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  2. Mojo
    Apr 21, 2020
    80
    While the drum-less duo reach a wonderfully womb-like stasis amid Moth To The Flame's nine drawn-out minutes - Weber's whispers all at sea in a deep duvet of guitars - they're also unafraid to explore darker territory. [Jun 2020, p.91]
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  3. AllMusic
    Apr 1, 2020
    80
    Expressing a wide range of emotions in a short timespan, Allegiance and Conviction is a vivid, engrossing experience, and just as vital as every other entry in Windy & Carl's unbeatable catalog.
  5. Beats Per Minute
    Apr 1, 2020
    77
    There is an efficiency to this album as a whole, a clear sense of purpose and direction which cannot be claimed for many of their albums, which tend to wander in a beautiful haze for however long it takes.
  6. Pitchfork
    Apr 1, 2020
    72
    Though it’s as comforting as the whistle of a teapot, the music captures the feeling of storms—the atmospheric charge and churning motion—without resorting to volume or force. Being ordinary seldom seemed so wonderfully strange.

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  1. eugene_skala
    Apr 20, 2020
    6
    In truth, the Windy & Carl's sound has always been a kind of spellwork which, in a linear fashion progresses into a kind of crystalline andIn truth, the Windy & Carl's sound has always been a kind of spellwork which, in a linear fashion progresses into a kind of crystalline and milky cathedral. Windy Weber's Nico-esque talk-singing incantations are largely inscrutable; something about an underground, not exactly velvety either. The problem is it doesn't lend any meaningful structural support; even Michael Stipe's mumbling on R.E.M.'s Murmur album were intelligent enough to serve its enigma. On Allegiance And Conviction, the effect is akin to someone talking while you're trying to read. On the other hand, it makes good (and timely) sense for the duo to evolve its ambient and cavernous space-rock drone sound into toward the conceptual, but the heavy-handedness approach here is unfortunate, especially considering Windy & Carl's otherwise remarkable and consistent catalogue.… Full Review »
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