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9.0
80874
9.0 |
The 405
Continues the stripped-back, dimly luminous musical poetry of their debut
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9.0
80970
9.0 |
All Music
It's an album of longing and disquiet. To call any of the songs wistful seems inadequate; they are engulfed in saudade
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8.5
81760
8.5 |
Beardfood
The bare musical accompaniment might not be incredibly exciting, but it's the perfect athmospheric backdrop
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8.3
81178
8.3 |
Earbuddy
Startlingly affecting music
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8.3
80862
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
Are You Alone?, as its title suggests, is an incredibly personal experience, one that benefits from conversing with Welsh as much as he is with you
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8.0
80864
8.0 |
The Music
A gorgeously realised piece of romantic asceticism that uses a much more organic approach with its textures and ideas
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8.0
80865
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Even in its sadness, an uplifting message shines through
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8.0
80866
8.0 |
Pitchfork
Alone is a sad album, but its sadness is a kind of tall tale, the details of which are overblown for dramatic effect
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8.0
80867
8.0 |
Spin
Like the band’s previous LP, the new full-length creates a very vivid atmosphere with a very stark backdrop
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8.0
80912
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A stark, brutally honest exploration of the human psyche that is indeed special
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8.0
80921
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Are You Alone? extends some of the same sounds of Magical Cloudz's debut album, Impersonator, but the music seems stretched and more expansive
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8.0
80938
8.0 |
NOW
Listening is like slowly sinking into a warm bath, then gradually adding rose petals, bubbles, arsenic
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8.0
80973
8.0 |
The Guardian
The overall effect is of a bow-tied cabaret crooner singing to no one: awkwardly intense but, if you steal a glance, completely beguiling
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8.0
80958
8.0 |
DIY
Devon Welsh has opened himself up to a point where everything he is and has been is given to ‘Are You Alone?’
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8.0
80967
8.0 |
Exclaim
On Are You Alone?, Majical Cloudz are at the height of their powers, opening themselves up fully and inviting the listener in
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8.0
81113
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Are You Alone? only reveals itself more dependent upon the listeners’ own experiences, and since we’re dealing with heartbreak here, its potent message will never cease
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8.0
81169
8.0 |
The Irish Times
These musings are hushed and muted, yet there’s something in Welsh and Otto’s beautifully arranged sound design which fills the spaces in between
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8.0
81190
8.0 |
Mojo
Even more than their previous two albums, Are You Alon? whittles things down to minimalist palate. Print edition only
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7.0
81516
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
The key to what makes Majical Cloudz tick has always been Devon Welsh
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7.0
80955
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
His ability to pack the simplest sentiments with layers of uncertainty makes him a pop act worth rooting for
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6.7
81085
6.7 |
Pretty Much Amazing
There are so many moments when the music seems on the verge of exploding, but never does, and that’s ultimately to the album’s detriment
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6.0
81024
6.0 |
Crack
Despite the album’s frequent moments of effective drama, the sound here is inoffensive, and it is still unclear what’s made Majical Cloudz so popular.
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4.0
80982
4.0 |
The FT
Their sad songs leave me cold
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