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Revelation

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Revelation

Album number thirteen from the San Francisco alt.rock band led by Anton Newcombe who featured in the documentary Dig along with The Dandy Warhols

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
A. Records
UK Release date
19/05/2014
US Release date
20/05/2014
  1. 10.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Fantastic, richly rewarding album
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  2. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    The band has delivered its most satisfying and accomplished collection section since And This Is Our Music dropped just over a decade ago.
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  3. 8.4 |   Earbuddy

    Newcombe has such a brilliant mind for music, and we’re lucky he’s finally stable enough to produce something of worth
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  4. 8.0 |   Time Out

    ‘Revelation’ ends up well towards the top end of the band’s long and complicated discography. Dig it
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  5. 8.0 |   Crack

    Although Revelation is slighted by a few genre bending misnomers, it could just be the wake up call the world needs to separate the spectacle from the truth
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  6. 8.0 |   The 405

    Revelation is unique, yet strangely familiar
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  7. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Thirteen albums in, and the Brian Jonestown Massacre may have just delivered their most impressive album yet. Clear heads prevail
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  8. 8.0 |   Digital Spy

    BJM may not be reinventing the psychedelic drone rock wheel, but they've given it a heck of a healthy spin once more
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  9. 8.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    This is one of their best records for casual listeners to sink in, moreover, one where fans of each era will find at least a couple of tunes to put on repeat. Dig it
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  10. 8.0 |   Q

    Revelation is the unlikely but lovely sound of a plan coming together. Print edition only

  11. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    In some ways, Revelation plays like a hodgepodge. However, it is a beautiful hodgepodge, a hodgepodge of everything Newcombe does best and has spent the last 20 years perfecting
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  12. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Where Newcombe continues to find inspiration from, who knows, but the music still keeps on coming. And the world is a better place for it
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  13. 7.0 |   NME

    ‘Revelation’ plays like a mixtape showcasing the broad spectrum of styles his band have absorbed over two decades and 14 album
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  14. 7.0 |   All Music

    Newcombe delivers another slice of his breed of highly evolved rock & roll genius with this album, further polishing his ever dangerous songwriting skills
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  15. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    It's all pleasingly reassuring, like stepping into a well-curated vintage furniture shop
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  16. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Will satisfy those who have stuck with BJM over the past 20 years
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