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Aereogramme
- Record Label: Sonic Unyon
- Release Date: Feb 6, 2007
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Here, Aereogramme have created something more than deserving of all the praise lavished upon it.
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It is something brand new and completely unexpected.
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Alternative PressThere are no walls of distortion or crunching riffs; this time, they've traded all that for the beauty of Craig B.'s vocals and understated ambience. [Apr 2007, p.180]
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New Musical Express (NME)An album that sounds like it was written as a soundtrack to the best film never made. [20 Jan 2007, p.31]
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There are elements of everything from Radiohead to Sigur Rós and even the shimmering beauty of the Cocteau Twins, yet their sharp songwriting conjures up Snow Patrol with less obvious strokes.
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My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go is an album that could accurately be described as “lush”, “layered”, or “lovely”... an achievement for a band that made its name in noise and cacophony.
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Whereas their back catalog centered on decidedly un-rogue waves of distortion, My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go is a collection of quiet, often surreal songs that border on balladry.
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It does signal a turn toward a more thoughtful, artistically ambitious sound than before, not just maintaining the Scottish neo-prog quartet's penchant for forward movement but catapulting them out of minor-league status.
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For the most part, My Heart is the sound of a good band overreaching.
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Q MagazineOccasionally... it cloys. [Mar 2007, p.110]
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There are too many special effects surrounding the messages-- Craig B's penchant for preadolescent vocals included.
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UncutToo often, Aereogramme's tastefulness veers on the side of caution. [Mar 2007, p.75]
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SpinRafter-reaching wuss rock that might appeal to those who find Snow Patrol a little too heavy. [Mar 2007, p.86]
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A bland alt-pop stew that meanders aimlessly.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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MattFMay 14, 2007
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SianRMay 11, 2007
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tomlApr 5, 2007My favorite album of '07 so far. It's amazing to say the least.