Cows on Hourglass Pond
by Avey Tare
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Mar 22, 2019
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
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  1. meninjamatt
    Mar 22, 2019
    8
    I don't know much about Avey's solo work but this record is very mellow. It's a good record, just not what I expected from the lead singer of Animal Collective. Highlight would be K.C. Yours. Good to hear a little aggressive vocals in a song even if it's just a minor segment. We need more of that in future records whether it's with the collective or more solo work.
  2. Shattypants
    Mar 23, 2019
    9
    Truly e p i c. Best Anco related release since MPP
    Fav tracks: Every song except Chilly Blue and Taken Boy

    8.5
  3. Willtardis
    Mar 23, 2019
    10
    Avey Tare's Cows on Hourglass Pond is so amazing!!! If you haven't taken a listen to it yet, I'll suggest listening to Eyes on Eyes, Saturdays (Again), K.C. Yours, and HORS_.
  4. SusanMarie
    Mar 31, 2019
    10
    Atmospheric and dream-like, wistful and wonderful. Opener "What's the Goodside?" seemingly reaches into the primeval core of both Avey and humanity itself, questioning where he/we are as "we're getting old now." Haunting, yet ultimately with a message of positivity - catch your sunsets, people. "Saturdays (Again)" is extraordinarily accessible for an Avey composition - joyful,Atmospheric and dream-like, wistful and wonderful. Opener "What's the Goodside?" seemingly reaches into the primeval core of both Avey and humanity itself, questioning where he/we are as "we're getting old now." Haunting, yet ultimately with a message of positivity - catch your sunsets, people. "Saturdays (Again)" is extraordinarily accessible for an Avey composition - joyful, light-hearted - danceable even - yet still possessing quite an atmospheric depth. "K.C. Yours" is a harsh and scary look at the future in terms of our dependence on robots/technology, yet Avey still manages to make it beautiful, and danceable. My personal favorite, "Remember Mayan", is so beautiful it makes me cry. Only Avey could produce an aural media so compelling one feels as though they've just watched "Apocalypto". Avey's voice has never been more likable imho - harsh when it needs to be, but more often gentle, lilting and lifting. Instrumentally, my favorite part of this album is its strong bass lines. We are transported thematically from ancient human past, to growth and maturity, to the unknown and possibly dystopian future. Overall, this is a truly fantastic production in every way, and arguably Avey's best work to date. Bravo, Mr. Tare.… Expand

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The 405
    Apr 1, 2019
    60
    Hourglass Pond is an off-balance album. If you played the album to someone who didn’t know Tare had a new album, it would be very unclear where it belongs in his discography.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    Apr 1, 2019
    80
    Despite a miss or two, with Cows On Hourglass Pond Tare will likely appease even the most weary AnCo audiences, stringing together an album that is sonically ornate, scintillating, and poetically metaphysical.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Mar 27, 2019
    75
    The angst is more measured and the acceptance of difficult motions in the growth of relationships cuts through like a wise fable from an experienced elder, ambiguous and directly applicable in equal measure.
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