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Jun 6, 2013While there are standout tracks along the way, there is a palpable rift between them and the rest of the album.
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MagnetApr 16, 2013Despite the experimental tendencies in the music, this is an album that catches attention in the home speakers as well as in the art scene. [No. 97, p.55]
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Apr 8, 2013It's these odd melanges that clench together into perfect hooks that make Ministry of Love as promising as it is.
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Apr 8, 2013Overall, any perceived grimness to the band is overshadowed by a sense of beauty and musical aesthetics that makes their songs as lovely and mesmerizing as a Swarovski crystal.
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Apr 8, 2013Throughout Ministry of Love, Gika and Leopold Ross try on lots of sounds and moods for size; not all of them fit, but enough do to make this a promising debut--and to suggest that they don't need to rely on gimmicks.
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Apr 8, 2013Ministry of Love does come off like something of a fashion victim, sounding expensive but uncomfortable, looking good but doing little to stand out.
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Apr 8, 2013Love may be borne from dark roots, but it’s a celebratory, cathartic record lit bright with feverish passion.