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9.0
46217
9.0 |
Tone Deaf
Anastasis is a damn revelation, and well worth the lengthy wait
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8.3
45008
8.3 |
A.V. Club
It’s the rare album meant for longtime fans that is also accessible to new listeners
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8.0
44916
8.0 |
Pitchfork
Finds Dead Can Dance firmly in their comfort zone, at a time when neither Gerrard nor Perry should feel they have anything left to prove
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8.0
45788
8.0 |
Q
Surprisingly enjoyable. Print edition only
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7.0
44918
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Reunions are tricky things, it’s hard to think of an example of many that really work on a creative level, but Dead Can Dance can lay a reasonable claim to one
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7.0
45041
7.0 |
PopMatters
The goth aesthetic that made Dead Can Dance one of 4AD’s quintessential acts in the ‘80s still simmers just beneath the surfaces of its pieces, framing all the worldly elements with a distinctive, consistent perspective
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7.0
45050
7.0 |
Blurt
The duo's signature blend of worldbeat rhythms and ancient melodies with rich electronic atmospheres is still potent
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6.0
45015
6.0 |
All Music
Anastasis will more than likely please longtime fans - and to be fair that is who it seems geared to - rather than win many new ones
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6.0
44887
6.0 |
musicOMH
An accomplished record and one that fits well within Dead Can Dance’s output, but it is a hard listen. That’s not because it is at any point sonically abrasive but more because, despite moments of beauty, it’s a little monotonous
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6.0
44890
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Their signature sound remains, as ever, a unique combination of world music instrumentation and old music idioms ... but it has not evolved in the intervening decade and half
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6.0
44891
6.0 |
The Scotsman
The material here is more comfortable, constrained and conservative than the truly transporting sounds of their back catalogue
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6.0
44926
6.0 |
State
They’re back, and they’re the same, unweathered by age or bothered by innovation. Whether or not that’s entirely marvellous depends on where you stood in the first place. A comfortable return
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6.0
44931
6.0 |
The Guardian
This album could be hypnotic – if only it plodded less and soared more
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6.0
44955
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The core sound of the group, namely big, booming percussion and Gerrard’s tinny yangqin (a Chinese variant of the dulcimer), remains at the forefront of Anastasis
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6.0
44957
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
They split the vocals approximately 50/50, and Gerrard's habit of singing in ancient tongues maintains her mystique
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6.0
44967
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
If a new band had made this album our cultural arbiters would be all over it like a rash
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6.0
45000
6.0 |
Mojo
It's like they've never been away. Print edition only
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6.0
45415
6.0 |
Uncut
The duo's artfully woven sonic tapestry is somewhat spoiled by the po-faced new age banalities of their lyrics. Print edition only
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5.4
45047
5.4 |
Paste Magazine
Anastasis demands intense, patient listening, though it rarely rewards it
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4.0
45293
4.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Anastasis may just represent a triumph of style over substance, a record that is hard to warm to and difficult to fall in love with
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