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True

Violens

True

Second album from the NYC trio led by Jorge Elbrecht, melding shoegaze, synthpop and jangle

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Slumberland
UK Release date
14/05/2012
US Release date
15/05/2012
  1. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    It can take a solid three listens to access, but the payoff's golden. Do the work
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  2. 8.0 |   The Fly

    It’s the frontloading of moonstruck, airy pop songs that make this album worth your time
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  3. 7.9 |   Paste Magazine

    Hazy synth-pop trios may be a dime a dozen, but there’s something really special when an album like True finds its way into the world
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  4. 7.5 |   Bowlegs

    It’s almost too much at times – so much harmony, so much light with so much shade as well – that it can be slightly disorientating. But Violens never leave you floundering, always offer just enough of a map to get into the next delightful puzzle of a song
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  5. 7.0 |   Spin

    Brooklyn trio grounds airy pop soundscapes with jagged guitar, skittish rhythms, discordant squalls of rock bliss
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  6. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    Violens seem to have hit their sweet spot here, though, so hopefully they'll continue drilling in the same place instead of looking for more history that's ripe for plundering
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  7. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    There’s more to True than ethereal stylings, and its most remarkable moments are the twists given to the tried-and-true shoegaze formula
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  8. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Violens do not respect the Aristotelian classical unities of time, place, and action. But like Cardinal Richelieu, I’m not convinced
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  9. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An improvement on the previous record yet there’s still a lack of definite identity about Violens
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  10. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    There's nothing on True which marks itself out distinctly enough for it to warrant more than a passing glance
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  • 3. When To Let Go N/A
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