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10.0
58251
10.0 |
State
Quite simply, it is an unmissable album
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9.1
58373
9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Volcano Choir’s second album is filled with memorable hooks, hummable melodies and arena-worthy choruses
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9.1
58393
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Volcano Choir may have been an expectations-minimizing, second-stage Justin Vernon act; with Repave, it comes tantalizingly close to becoming the main event
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9.0
58250
9.0 |
Bowlegs
Vernon has something of a Midas touch. Volcano Choir are the latest to be turned to gold, with Repave becoming something very precious indeed
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9.0
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9.0 |
Uncut
This record has all the earmarks of Vernon's next big thing
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8.2
58664
8.2 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The sound of friends camping out in the woods, of an album penned within the claws of nature herself
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8.0
58743
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
Taken as a start-to-finish listening experience, there’s a sort of all-purpose affability to Repave that makes even the more unintelligible moments sound like high-concept pop music
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8.0
58287
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A bold, assertive artistic leap forward
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8.0
58288
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
An abstract and occasionally disjointed album that ultimately finds a rewarding balance, both sonically and lyrically, between the obscure and the deeply personal
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8.0
58249
8.0 |
The Skinny
The quality and clarity of these eight tracks makes it difficult to justify its relegation to the status of junior partner
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8.0
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8.0 |
The 405
If you're looking for an album to soundtrack you through times of change and uncertainty, yes, Repave is it
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8.0
58482
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
By melding the invaluable element that is Justin Vernon with a microphone to a chunk of surprisingly boisterous song ideas Volcano Choir, too, find their voice on Repave
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8.0
58560
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Where Unmap balanced sporadic moments of brilliance with impenetrable soundscapes and confusing interludes, Repave is confident in its own purpose and identity
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8.0
58354
8.0 |
musicOMH
Sounding more like Bon Iver than Volcano Choir’s own debut, this offering will surely appease Vernon’s fans most
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7.8
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7.8 |
Pitchfork
A grandiose record with arena-rock ambitions and ostentatious beauty that is mostly inscrutable on a lyrical level
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7.0
58268
7.0 |
NME
A layered, lush and lovely eight-track affair
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7.0
58377
7.0 |
All Music
It's a pretty type of album that washes over you, made up of slow burners that melt like hot wax
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7.0
58583
7.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Repave is the sound of Vernon emerging from that shadow [Bon Iver], and provides compelling evidence that he is still a creative force to be reckoned with
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7.0
58402
7.0 |
DIY
The fact that Vernon’s voice is so distinctive means it’s difficult to distinguish this from his Bon Iver work yet there’s more than enough shimmering beauty here to get excited about
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6.0
58353
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Despite intriguing intricacies, it's ultimately impossible to see Repave as anything other than a missed opportunity
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6.0
58254
6.0 |
Mojo
The revelation it constantly seems to promise never quite arrives, but Repave remains a grand gesture. Print edition only
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6.0
59177
6.0 |
PopMatters
Vernon’s decision to “wind down” Bon Iver even after dropping its most successful LP shows that the wind can change the course of the sails in ways one might not expect
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5.0
58698
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Real life contains plenty of shapeless beauty already
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