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10.0
120197
10.0 |
No Ripcord
He chose the title Island because these thirteen tracks build, like a landmass birthed by volcanism, to the inevitable climax of a single song
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8.7
118863
8.7 |
Beats Per Minute
Pallett reaffirms their status as a special brand of artist. With their compositional flair they can inspire you to bone up on music theory, whilst simultaneously, with a flash of their writerly pen, have the ability to break, rebuild and strengthen your heart
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8.0
118864
8.0 |
Exclaim
Represents a tender, more melancholic chapter in Pallett's repertoire, but one that offers a refined perspective
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8.0
118865
8.0 |
musicOMH
Island isn’t an album that provides any easy hits – it’s more of a record to luxuriate in and discover its charms gradually
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8.0
118866
8.0 |
Clash
This album is an entirely immersive wall of sound that deserves to be listened to time and time again
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8.0
118867
8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Pallett is using classical instrumentation not to push boundaries, but rather to express himself within them
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8.0
120110
8.0 |
The Quietus
The guitar work is hypnotic. The strings have a giddy vitality to them and Pallett’s vocals have never sounded better. Defiant with flourishes of hope
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7.7
119881
7.7 |
Pitchfork
With assistance from the London Contemporary Orchestra, the prolific Canadian composer’s arrangements propel dense, elliptical mythologies that unravel like fantasy novels
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7.2
123965
7.2 |
Spectrum Culture
Island is nothing short of a stunningly gorgeous bit of delicately rendered orchestral folk pop of a style that few contemporary artists have managed.Island is nothing short of a stunningly gorgeous bit of delicately rendered orchestral folk pop of a style that few contemporary artists have managed
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