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Primitive And Deadly

Earth

Primitive And Deadly

Eighth studio album from the Seattle-based experimental doom drone band and features Mark Lanegan

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7.7

Label
Southern Lord
UK Release date
01/09/2014
US Release date
02/09/2014
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  1. 9.0 |   All Music

    The pervasive, blinding darkness that saturates this bleak, sublime music is driven by the band's collective desire to seek ecstasy in the very heart of the void
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  2. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    25 years in the business, and Earth keep improving: you can’t say that about many bands
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This is Earth at their most expansive and thrilling, the guitar exposition is quite wonderful, creating Western landscapes in the mind’s eye
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  4. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The latest in a recent suite of triumphs – by this point Earth are masters of their game, making music that’s bigger and more powerful than anything mere mortals should be able to create
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Career peak on a Mark Lanagan-assisted sideways nod to pop. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    This album is as relevant as anything Earth have released to-date and may be the dawning of another new era for the Seattle legends
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  7. 7.0 |   Pitchfork

    Earth have seemed overdue for a change, and these songs collectively represent a promising half-step toward it
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