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- Summary: This is the second release for the British symphonic rock five-piece (Adam and Brendan Sykes left the group in 2012).
- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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MagnetFeb 21, 2014The songs are steeped in anguish and melancholy, distressing meditations on the loss and limitations that are coming to define life for many young people in these uncertain times. [No. 106, p.56]
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Oct 8, 2013Lanterns on the Lake allow themselves to build on and expand the sound of their debut for Until the Colours Run, bursting open at times with purpose, while drawing on the cinematic sounds and folk storytelling that bind together a magnificent collection of tracks.
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Sep 20, 2013This is a gloriously atmospheric second album from a band who will surely soon be as lauded and acclaimed as their better-known labelmates.
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Jan 13, 2014Until the Colours Run is a huge improvement, though: bigger, messier, louder and more transcendent. If you’re into Speck Mountain, The Besnard Lakes or No Joy, this one is worth a spin.
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Jan 16, 2014With the pieces not yet there, Lanterns on the Lake is still an immensely promising band that’s one risky move away from releasing a stunning album and filling stadiums.
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Jan 22, 2014It's a woozy slice of reverb-soaked, light drone-backed dreampop...but then what isn't these days?
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Oct 4, 2013For every moment of devastating weariness, there are several moments of chilling beauty and it is this which keeps the band from being overly oppressive in its sound.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Feb 14, 2014
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