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8.0
41787
8.0 |
Under The Radar
It can take a solid three listens to access, but the payoff's golden. Do the work
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8.0
46158
8.0 |
The Fly
It’s the frontloading of moonstruck, airy pop songs that make this album worth your time
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7.9
41784
7.9 |
Paste Magazine
Hazy synth-pop trios may be a dime a dozen, but there’s something really special when an album like True finds its way into the world
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7.5
41788
7.5 |
Bowlegs
It’s almost too much at times – so much harmony, so much light with so much shade as well – that it can be slightly disorientating. But Violens never leave you floundering, always offer just enough of a map to get into the next delightful puzzle of a song
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7.0
41786
7.0 |
Spin
Brooklyn trio grounds airy pop soundscapes with jagged guitar, skittish rhythms, discordant squalls of rock bliss
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6.9
41782
6.9 |
Pitchfork
Violens seem to have hit their sweet spot here, though, so hopefully they'll continue drilling in the same place instead of looking for more history that's ripe for plundering
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6.0
41783
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
There’s more to True than ethereal stylings, and its most remarkable moments are the twists given to the tried-and-true shoegaze formula
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6.0
41785
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Violens do not respect the Aristotelian classical unities of time, place, and action. But like Cardinal Richelieu, I’m not convinced
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6.0
45832
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An improvement on the previous record yet there’s still a lack of definite identity about Violens
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5.0
45978
5.0 |
musicOMH
There's nothing on True which marks itself out distinctly enough for it to warrant more than a passing glance
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