Yeah, this album got hyped to hell and back when it came out, but now, 8 years on and divorced from the internet hype machine, it still holds up for me. Deafheaven still haven't managed to top this album in my opinion. It's a pitch-perfect marriage of black metal and shoegaze, of fury and melancholy. Worthy of all the praise heaped upon it. Colin Kauffman
Kyoto & Garden Song are wondrous
Punisher, a sparkling gem stone
ICU, powerful, sweeping
This is not glitter pop. Its complex, layered, & elegant.
Renaissance genius altupliftingfan
Combining wry, cutting lyrics and whimsical arrangements, the Canadian art-rockers' latest is a tilt-a-whirl of a breakup album. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 14, 2019
The former frontman of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart lets loose with a passionate, Dylan-esque record full of razor-sharp lyricism. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2021
Complètement subjugué à la première écoute. Ensuite j'ai vu la vidéo youtube avec les photos, tellement intime et introspectif. Puis j'ai réécouté dans ma voiture à l'arrêt, en profitant des moindres détails. Ca faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas entendu quelque chose d'aussi beau. Merci du fond du coeur. B40