Trust Now
by Prince Rama
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Nov 7, 2011
    90
    This uncanny sound field suggests a different set of priorities from the usual transcendentalist rock seekers, and Trust Now is all the better for it.
  2. Uncut
    Oct 18, 2011
    80
    Self awareness and self-loss are finally balanced, especially on Portaling. [Nov 2011, p.97]
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  3. CMJ
    Oct 7, 2011
    80
    The bass churns, chimes tinkle, and tribal drums patter rhythmically, drawing listeners into wide-eyed sonic journeys only Prince Rama could cook up.
  5. AllMusic
    Oct 3, 2011
    80
    After three more amorphous recordings, Trust Now reveals a mature, realized Prince Rama sound, at once intoxicating and beguiling.
  6. Beats Per Minute
    Oct 28, 2011
    71
    Trust Now doesn't have the earnestness or perhaps shear quality of songwriting as Shadow Temple, and it feels a bit homogenized where its predecessor felt cohesive.
  7. The Wire
    Dec 6, 2011
    70
    A certain bass jumpiness is evident throughout these six tracks, a post-grunge melodic murkiness that is at once reassuring but also puts paid to elevating the record into the realms of the ethereal. [Oct 2011, p.58]
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  8. Spin
    Sep 30, 2011
    70
    They sound like serious witches--impossibly high, fluttery voices singing mystic incantations over pulsing, six-minute jams that gun for another astral plane, and occasionally reach it.
  9. Magnet
    Nov 11, 2011
    60
    They focus more on freeform jams than commercial song structure. Then, as now, it makes for indulgent and difficult listening. But, if the path of wisdom lies in such excesses, then the Larsons are certainly well on their way. [#81, p. 59]
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  10. Q Magazine
    Nov 8, 2011
    60
    This latest offering from former Hare Krishna disciples Taraka and Nimai Larson finds the Brooklyn-based sisters in typically mind-altering mood. [Nov. 2011, p. 139]
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  11. No Ripcord
    Oct 24, 2011
    60
    It is by no means a bad album, and if you're already into the band it will provide a new fix of freakout, but to deserve any more than a 6/10 it really needs to nail the transcendental and ditch the kitsch.
  12. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 17, 2011
    60
    The Brooklyn duo's fifth album is less pan-pipe chill-out and more a brooding and oppressive morass of sound akin to a shamanistic Zola Jesus.
  13. Consequence
    Oct 5, 2011
    60
    In recorded form, Prince Rama's magic becomes bewildering, likely to leave listeners more spooked than stunned.
  14. Pitchfork
    Oct 19, 2011
    58
    Frustratingly, Trust Now doesn't advance on the better ideas from Shadow Temple, particularly the elements of dance music that occasionally surfaced.
  15. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 31, 2011
    20
    This is a piece of chewed-out gum; with no viable nutrition, no flavour and no joy. Do yourself a favour and spit it out.

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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. jyo_tirmaya
    Nov 4, 2011
    8
    This music is wonderful. Each song has something different. I can't say enough how much I enjoy the vocals, just beautiful. Just as good orThis music is wonderful. Each song has something different. I can't say enough how much I enjoy the vocals, just beautiful. Just as good or even slightly better than their previous effort, Shadow Temple. I hope this band finds the way to continue to do more amazing things with their music.… Full Review »
  2. hydrawithears
    Oct 8, 2011
    4
    The fresh album by Prince Rama (now a duo of sisters Nimai and Taraka Larson) sounds exactly as youâ
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