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Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings
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Feb 8, 2015Is it folk? Is it ambient? Is it metal? It is very difficult to accurately label whatever Mount Eerie is doing on Sauna, but it is not difficult to see that Phil Elverum's sound is incredibly experimental and innovative. The songwriting is not as strong as it could have been, but for the most part the sound is enough to make this album deserving of at least a listen or two.
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Jul 8, 2015Sauna opens with the hissing and crackling of a steam room, and things get Benji-er from there.
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MojoApr 22, 2015Sauna becomes a transitional journey of self-surrender, Elverum's soft-sung imagist perceptions slowly reaching toward a quiet, meditative transcendence. [May 2015, p.96]
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MagnetFeb 20, 2015This is the first time since 2003 that Elverum fully succeeds in casting a meditative spell strong enough to suck everyone listing into its singular IRL riptide. [No. 117, p.57]