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What We All Come to Need

Pelican

What We All Come to Need

The LA-based instrumental post metal act with their fourth album of dark riffs and sludge rock

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6.3

Label
Southern Lord
UK Release date
27/10/2009
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  1. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    When it’s over, What We All Come to Need is as aphoristic about living as it is metaphoric about dying. It’s a musical version of Picasso’s Guernica where the instruments are the paintbrushes and your ears are the canvas
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  3. 6.0 |   The Quietus

    These Illinoisans have broad-appeal metal down pat, just like Brunel and his bridges
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  4. 6.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    In the end, Pelican can be applauded for evolving their sound, but what is found on What We All Come To Need can arguably be heralded as their worst effort to date
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  5. 5.5 |   Pitchfork

    Divest the Smashing Pumpkins or Hum of their singers, give the bands room to jam, and this album might have ensued. Without vocals, it feels slightly empty
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  6. 5.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There is no real standout track on the album, and it pales in comparison to their earlier output. Which is very sad considering they are thought of as one of the pioneers of modern post metal
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