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  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for the British hardcore band is its first without Steph Carter, who left in 2013 for his own band, Ghost Riders In The Sky.
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Chains
North thaws, South disappears, East vanishes, West fades. Cut the love out of my days. You'd see me in chains. North thaws, South disappears, East... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Apr 14, 2015
    80
    With this album, Gallows have fine-tuned their previously established sound, creating a cohesive and powerful set of songs.
  2. Apr 13, 2015
    80
    Gallows are certainly not getting any happier, but they've got torment down to a science.
  3. Kerrang!
    Apr 13, 2015
    80
    It's up there with the best albums they've ever made. [11 Apr 2015, p.53]
  4. Mar 31, 2015
    70
    For the most part the album successfully rides the line between innovation and self-indulgence. In other words, if given a chance Desolation Sounds will challenge listeners as much as inspire circle pits.
  5. Apr 15, 2015
    70
    The Southern gothic touches strewn throughout the album help make this their best set of angry anthems to date.
  6. 70
    Lyrically and musically, Gallows are a very different band from the one who made ‘Grey Britain’, and the fact that you can’t imagine them making this album (or its predecessor) with Carter will remain a deal-breaker for some.
  7. Q Magazine
    Apr 1, 2015
    60
    As Desolation Sounds progresses, so the mood becomes more considered and expansive. [May 2015, p.105]

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