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Universal acclaim- based on 40 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 40
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Mixed: 3 out of 40
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Negative: 3 out of 40
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Jun 27, 2014Much ado about close to nothing. Melodic - yes, pleasant - yes. Shoegaze - very far from. Novel or innovative - absolutely not. I gave this album 3 chances to win my ears but it failed.
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Jun 24, 2014If you're looking for a shoegaze experience, listen to Asobi Seksu. This is maybe more true shoegaze. But who wants to hear songs with vocals you cannot understand when you can listen to Asobi Seksu instead and understand the words being sung?
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Jul 2, 2014I like the light melodious sound of this album. ...That engaging, light and breezy sound, the kind of breeze which must be moving those palm trees to sway - as it does myself - in the wind on the album cover.
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Jul 19, 2014This is unexpectedly great. There are a lot of good tracks in here. "Byebye, Big Ocean", "MTLOV", "Golden Waves", as well as plenty others. Dreamy music; and to a large degree, psychedelic. If you like that's either, you should check this album.
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Jun 25, 2014Dreamy. Dynamic. Fresh. Original. Twisty. Complex. Boundary-pushing. Novel. Hyper-beautiful. Intense. Exuberant. Joyful. And, above all: honest.
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Nov 30, 2014A sunny day in Glasgow is sadly a rare event, A Sunny Day In Glasgow is a wonderful experience and spellbindingly enjoyable listen. This album is quality from the get-go, I especially like MTLOV (minor key) but would struggle to find a bad track on the entire album.
Overall shoegazing near its modern best.
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Aug 11, 2014Catchy and abstract in equal measure, Sea When Absent is the thrilling sound of shoegazing introverts coming out of their shells.
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Aug 5, 2014Whilst so many hazy albums of this kind struggle to engage on a level beyond superficiality, Sea When Absent--if you’re willing to genuinely invest in it--throws up a plethora of fresh subtleties with every listen.
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Aug 1, 2014It’s no easy feat for a band to push themselves to the absolute limit, and with every shimmering strum of a guitar and shattering bassline of Sea When Absent, it’s clear ASDIG are giving it their all.