Infinite Granite
by Deafheaven
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
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  1. Van1llak1lla
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Incredible album. Ecstatic that this band has not remained stagnant and has continually changed their sound.
  2. deafheavenguy13
    Aug 20, 2021
    7
    This album has some highs and lows.

    Based on the three singles released in anticipation of the album, we knew Deafheaven was going in a different direction. I was excited. I thought Great Mass of Color and The Gnashing were strong singles. Inifinite Granite's first four tracks give the album a strong start. When listening to the interlude in Neptune Raining Diamonds, you expect the    This album has some highs and lows.

    Based on the three singles released in anticipation of the album, we knew Deafheaven was going in a different direction. I was excited. I thought Great Mass of Color and The Gnashing were strong singles.

    Inifinite Granite's first four tracks give the album a strong start. When listening to the interlude in Neptune Raining Diamonds, you expect the album to come back in with a punch. Instead, it lulls into what I feel is bland shoegaze. The album finishes stronger with The Gnashing and end track Mombasa. I don't mind George Clarke's clean vocals, but I'd understand why some would feel his transition from screaming to a more subdued awkward clean delivery might seem ridiculous.

    With so many great shoegaze acts coming out in the past decade, this doesn't do much to stand out for me. The last 3 minutes of Infinite Granite tease that traditional Deafheaven blackgaze sound, which makes me wish I was listening to Sunbather or Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. That's what some critics are asking: Did Deafheaven stop doing what made them so great?

    Strong 3/5    … Expand
  3. AjdarFan
    Aug 21, 2021
    1
    It is an uninspired, boring record that lacks everything that we love about deafheaven and their uniqueness. This sounds like every other post-rock band.
  4. MusicGuyMack
    Sep 9, 2021
    9
    Fans may balk at the near-total absence of the black metal half of the band's signature blackgaze sound, but with "Infinite Granite" Deafheaven ably prove that they're every bit as compelling without it as they've been with it in the past, combining swirling, hazy guitars and George Clarke's angelic clean singing to craft a suitably dreamy soundscape worth losing yourself within.
  5. KristianLeahy
    Sep 7, 2021
    10
    This album sounds like a master piece from the beginning to the end, made by great musicians inspired by emotive lyrics of pure poetry and human existentialism. Bass, drums, guitars and voice sound perfect in every song, resulting in my best album of 2021
  6. EmperorGlorpius
    Apr 18, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler! It's **** amazing! An easy 9.5 and a wonderful progression from their previous and already-beautiful sound. Pitchfork gave it a 6.5 and so they must sadly be on crack. This album's musicality and mixing sounds **** ass-blasting amazing in any set of cans/setup I listen to it with. The lyrics are also wonderfully vague, capturing a feeling - or many - instead of telling any other drab story. I also seriously can't believe they managed to incorporate beautifully haunting screaming in their vocals, reminiscent of their older stuff despite the major tone shift. I can't stress enough how phenomenal this album is as a display of both prowess and care. Emotions abound, you must listen to this album.… Expand

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82

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. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 15, 2021
    80
    Infinite Granite resounds with delights in its own ingenuity. [Oct 2021, p.78]
  2. No Ripcord
    Sep 13, 2021
    80
    It’s the sound of a band transforming into something subtle but beautiful—the same way trees do when their foliage fades from green to orange.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Aug 23, 2021
    65
    If Infinite Granite was a debut by a band with no backstory, it’d be impressive as hell. But knowing Deafheaven’s singular ability to pull off thrilling highwire acts, their latest subversion of expectations feel less like a bold statement and more like a predictable move to gentler pastures.
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