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Grasque

Choir of Young Believers

Grasque

Third album of orchestral indie pop from the Danish musician Jannis Noya Makrigiannis

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Ghostly
UK Release date
19/02/2016
US Release date
19/02/2016
  1. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Big, complicated ideas are understandably hard to execute, but Grasque is a serious exploration of the deepest reaches of pop music
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  2. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Grasque benefits from its epic-long compositions and continues COYB’s ability to surprise
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Grasque pushes further still, into slow R&B jams, chillwave, even George Michael when Makrigiannis uses his higher register. Print edition only

  4. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Now that the doors and windows have been kicked out of his sound, the whole musical world is his cathedral
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  5. 7.0 |   The 405

    When COYB are tenacious enough to boil a track down to a workable size, the result is a triumph. Often it can resemble unleavened music, stripped of the necessary rise and fal
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  6. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Intangible and atmospheric, but not a lot to latch on to
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  7. 6.0 |   Clash

    A new chapter for the band perhaps, which may lead to some great results in the future. But whittle away the highlights and you realise ‘Grasque’ perhaps works better as a great EP
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  8. 6.0 |   All Music

    It's hard not to be impressed with his ability to effortlessly infuse Sigur Rós-inspired cinematics and '80s pop with a not-so-subtle shot of post-midnight R&B, but one wonders whether the album would have benefited from a bit more structure
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  9. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A beautiful-sounding album that sadly fails to live up to its promise
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  10. 6.0 |   Uncut

    The results are suitably polishes, but their pleasures are ephemeral. Print edition only

  11. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    In fleeting moments Grasque offers glimpses into Makrigiannis’s inventive musical mind, but too often it gets stuck wandering up in the clouds
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  12. 4.0 |   Q

    A collection of electronics-based tunes, drifting, gently paced but surprisingly torpid. Print edition only


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