Engravings
by Forest Swords
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
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  1. Duu
    May 20, 2014
    0
    This instrumental album is a ruse for people who cannot admit when they have been had. There is a very low level of creativity in this album, and it is so bad that it fools some people into thinking it might be good and that they just don't want to be the one who did not "get" it. But I can assure you that there is not one good "beat on here". The only songs that could even be consideredThis instrumental album is a ruse for people who cannot admit when they have been had. There is a very low level of creativity in this album, and it is so bad that it fools some people into thinking it might be good and that they just don't want to be the one who did not "get" it. But I can assure you that there is not one good "beat on here". The only songs that could even be considered listenable by any stretch of the imagination are tracks 1,2, and 7. This album is not even worth a listen, yet it has better ratings that so many other superior albums by other artists. This album's rating proves that if you are an obscurity and weirdness is tantamount to "high quality/ability" to the users and reviewers online. The inability to distinguish between something that pushes sonic status quo and merely bad music is the hallmark of the online critic community and I think they need to stop being fools. I'm a fan of weird music. But being weird should not count in your favor as a band if the music is not skillful, inventive, clever, or sonically new. This album is weak, uninventive, repetitive, and just a disrespectful to all the musicians that eve lived and worked to make their music matter to humanity and to use their platform to be heard to actually say something musically.… Expand

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The Wire
    Dec 10, 2013
    70
    Some of the lesser tracks are near indistinguishable from other over-hyped post Hypnagogic Pop projects.... But such fumbles are rare. [Sep 2013, p.52]
  2. PopMatters
    Dec 4, 2013
    50
    While Forest Swords isn’t going to be an easy listen for the average music fan, those that are already predisposed to this type of material will probably get a lot out of it.
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  3. Uncut
    Sep 5, 2013
    70
    A vision of some shadowy Arcadia, its minimal Timbaland beats and lurking Mezzanine-style bass presented with mud and moss under the nails. [Oct 2013, p.67]
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