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Carnival Of Souls

Pere Ubu

Carnival Of Souls

The latest release from the Cleveland, Ohio experimental rock band formed in 1975 and fronted by founding member David Thomas

ADM rating[?]

7.9

Label
Fire
UK Release date
08/09/2014
US Release date
09/09/2014
  1. 9.0 |   The Digital Fix

    After four decades quite how any act can continue to make challenging and enthralling music to the degree shown on Carnival of Souls is a mystery - but one that Pere Ubu are quite happy to perpetuate
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  2. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    This is the most cohesive, band-centric album the current iteration of Pere Ubu has released, its strongest album of the new millennium.
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  3. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The variety and subtlety and diversity and ferocity of this collection defies belief
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  4. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Another fascinating wildcard in a career full of them
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  5. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Carnival of Souls starts like a washing machine choking to death. So far, so Pere Ubu
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  6. 8.0 |   All Music

    A thrilling album that raises expectations for the trilogy's final installment to the skies
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  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Deja Bu, but a thrill worth experiencing again. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    A beautifully eerie song cycle whose pulsing analogue heart is even darker than the penumbral territories the band usually inhabit
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  9. 8.0 |   Q

    Though its concept may remain opaque, Carnival Of Souls compels. Print edition only

  10. 7.5 |   Crack

    Bears witness to a strange mix of fantastical prog, metal, punk and ambient
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  11. 6.0 |   Mojo

    It's a 'difficult' one. Print edition only


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