Are You Alone?
by Majical Cloudz
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Oct 16, 2015
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
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  1. vapid
    Oct 18, 2015
    9
    An emotionally charged album that manages to balance somber introspection with an embracing sense of warmth. There is enough weight in the writing and wide sweeping synthetic instruments to avoid sounding airy or softening impact. Like their debut album, Majical Cloudz's minimalism is effective as a method, far beyond novelty or accident. Are You Alone? is a near-perfect refinement of aAn emotionally charged album that manages to balance somber introspection with an embracing sense of warmth. There is enough weight in the writing and wide sweeping synthetic instruments to avoid sounding airy or softening impact. Like their debut album, Majical Cloudz's minimalism is effective as a method, far beyond novelty or accident. Are You Alone? is a near-perfect refinement of a unique and genuine sound.… Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Uncut
    Oct 27, 2015
    50
    Are You Alone? hints at a Blue Nile-like melancholy beauty; otherwise the album could be prescribed as a treatment for insomnia. [Dec 2015, p.74]
  2. Mojo
    Oct 27, 2015
    80
    The overriding tone recalls Lana Del Rey's gothic torch song elegies, albeit with far more economy and less overacting. [Dec 2015, p.93]
  3. No Ripcord
    Oct 21, 2015
    80
    Are You Alone? only reveals itself more dependent upon the listeners’ own experiences, and since we’re dealing with heartbreak here, its potent message will never cease.
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