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  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Nashville psychedelic rock band was recorded in six days.
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  • Record Label: New West
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Blues-Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Hard Rock
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Open Passage Ways
All-seeing eye of God Pack up your tents to travel Through lowland countryside Lay down your hammers, brother Through open passageways I felt my... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Jan 11, 2016
    80
    Dying Surfer Meets His Maker showcases All Them Witches in complete control of their songwriting, arranging, producing, and performing. Slow-burning albums that provide this much weight, creativity, surprise, and enduring pleasure are rare.
  2. Jan 11, 2016
    80
    Vintage-sounding yet definitely on its own trip, Dying Surfer Meets His Maker brings a sense of spiritual uplift to its mind-expanding sonic explorations, feeding your ears and soul simultaneously.
  3. Jan 11, 2016
    70
    At the end of the day, though, Dying Surfer has to be taken on its own merits for what it is: a damn fine rock album.
  4. 70
    They just make music that pleases them and in doing that also created one of the most adventurous, least predictable albums of the year.
  5. Kerrang!
    Feb 29, 2016
    60
    It's an interesting trip, if one that occasionally sees ATW stray too far into self-indulgence. [27 Feb 2016, p.52]
  6. Q Magazine
    Mar 1, 2016
    60
    The quieter songs that follow are more hit-and-miss. [Apr 2016, p.101]
  7. Mar 1, 2016
    60
    The significance of the LP title is never apparent--this is the most land-locked album imaginable. Still, here’s an invigorating enough noise to ward off the demons.
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
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  1. Jul 23, 2017
    7
    All Them Witches brings a very strong masculine desert aesthetic to Dying Surfer. It makes me feel like I'm on a solitary journey in theAll Them Witches brings a very strong masculine desert aesthetic to Dying Surfer. It makes me feel like I'm on a solitary journey in the Mojave. Like I'm driving through the desert in my Ford Mustang with the smell of burning gasoline in the air and by the end of the album sitting by a campfire having lonely thoughts. All Them Witches' strongest suit is their beautiful instrumentals e.g.: This is where it falls apart and The Mellowing stand out. The blend of desert rock and psychedelic rock are a perfect mixture and the album manages to have a cohesive sound throughout, despite a few hiccups that feel quite out of place, like Open Passageways. I love the instrumentation and the overall aesthetic of the album and I will definitely return to it in the future. I'd consider this album a very strong 7, it had a few songs that threw me off, but it's still solid. Would recommend. Expand