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Phosphene Dream

Black Angels

Phosphene Dream

Third album of psychedelic rock from the Texan 5-piece.

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Light In The Attic
UK Release date
14/09/2010
  1. 9.0 |   BBC

    The Black Angels have written a series of rock anthems to match both the ghosts of the past and tribal-leaders of the present
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  2. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    A powerful, concise record, Phosphene Dream captures the Texan five-piece on top of their game
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  3. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    The Black Angels attempt clarity with Phosphene Dream, revelatory guitar playing that owes more of itself to the garage gems associated with The Kinks, The Monks, The Troggs and even The Doors
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  4. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    The 10 songs on the album proper (there’s a variety of bonus tracks from different sources) hit like an earthquake, replete with unsettling aftershocks
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  5. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    An album to hide away with, to listen to on your own with all the lights off and the stereo turned up to 11
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  6. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The Black Angels lighten up considerably on their engrossing third LP
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  7. 7.2 |   Pitchfork

    Tighter arrangements and genre-hopping
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  8. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A pysch-rock salvo
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  9. 7.0 |   Blurt

    Shows tremendous growth for the band, honed by years of touring
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  10. 7.0 |   Blurt

    [They] avoid a rut by slyly and subtly expanding their sound
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  11. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Plenty of fuzzy swagger to bask in
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  12. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    The spine of the band's spooky and moody sound is still here, it is just a spine that is now proven to be as flexible as it is indestructible
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  13. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Toxic, and pretty explosive. Print edition only

  16. 4.0 |   The Fly

    Phosphene Dream’s real achievement is that it takes the band’s earlier murderous attitude and makes it impossibly bland
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  17. 4.0 |   NME

    A phosphene is a vision of light; it’s also a gas that smells of rotting fish
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