• Record Label: Kranky
  • Release Date: Mar 24, 2017
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. The Wire
    Jun 2, 2017
    90
    Anjou’s transition from post-rock to power ambient now complete, Epithymía sees these musicians extrapolate into new directions masterfully, squeezing out a mesmeric minor masterpiece in the process. [Mar 2017, p.45]
  2. May 23, 2017
    80
    Epithymía is uneasy and sometimes painful, but it beautifully conveys dark, heavy emotions and is well worth the time.
  3. Mojo
    May 23, 2017
    80
    So rich is their vocabulary of subtly shifting textures ad discreet melodies that lazy ambient cliche or factory setting keyboard predictability are entirely eschewed. [Jul 2017, p.92]
  4. May 23, 2017
    80
    Anjou have crafted a transcendent and moving ambient record, invoking not just the cosmos but also the human subjective experience of the universe’s strange and forbidding beauty.
  5. Magnet
    May 23, 2017
    75
    They've abandoned songs entirely in favor of pulsing, predominately electronic pieces that radiate a warmth that contrasts dramatically with Labradford's chilly austerity. [No. 141, p53]

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