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- Record Label: The Null Corporation
- Release Date: Jul 6, 2010
- Summary: Trent Reznor along with his wife Mariqueen Maandig and Atticus Ross join to release their debut album as the band How To Destroy Angels.
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- Record Label: The Null Corporation
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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The Space in Between | |
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All the blood lying on the floor Sense the crowd expecting something more Opened up, proudly on display What we tried so hard to hide away Blinding... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 4 out of 8
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Mixed: 4 out of 8
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It's not Reznor's best or boldest work, but it's a promising first step down a new path.
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Even if this EP is the byproduct of a band that's working out the kinks, it's still a promising glimpse into what to expect from How to Destroy Angels' 2011 full-length.
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It adds up to more of a transitional work than a reinvention, a placeholder until Reznor's next major move.
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Trent Reznor's dark symphonies of clank succeed when their bleakness is broken by moments of humanity or hilarity, both of which come from the Nine Inch Nails mastermind's serrated scream. But when Reznor's haunted-spaceship beats combine with the seductive coo of former West Indian Girl vocalist Mariqueen Mandig (his wife) on the trio's debut EP, the results too often suggest a plodding, Matrix-style soundtrack.
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HTDA's debut EP doesn't consist of dressed-up leftovers from The Slip: some of Reznor's obsessions remain recognizable, but having collaborators opens up the music and Maandig softens it, giving this EP a different feel despite some familiar sounds.
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Reznor's torture-device beats only magnify the push-pull between them [him and his wife, Mariqueen Maandig].
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As it is, How To Destroy Angels resembles a subdued Nine Inch Nails with female vocals.
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Sep 23, 2010
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