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Illumination Ritual

The Appleseed Cast

Illumination Ritual

The Kansan post-rock band's 8th album, with echoes of their emo foundations

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Graveface
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23/04/2013
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  1. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Illumination Ritual is the band at its poetic best, riding the quiet night wind to a restful conclusion
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  2. 7.0 |   All Music

    Throughout Illumination Ritual, the band seems fully committed to its sounds, truly engaged and inspired even in the most reflective or seemingly removed moments
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  3. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    If you’re the type of person who likes their music skewed slightly on the unconventional side – but not too unconventional – you’ll certainly like this
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  4. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    Appleseed Cast demonstrate their capabilities without having too many definitive strengths come to the fore, consolidating a decade and a half of intriguing, and occasionally compelling experimentation into a manageable 45 minutes
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