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Other Worlds

Taken By Trees

Other Worlds

Dub inflected mellow indie pop / folk on the 3rd release from Victoria Bergsman, this time written and recorded in Hawaii

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Secretly Canadian
UK Release date
01/10/2012
US Release date
02/10/2012
  1. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An enigmatic album: idyllic, hugely pleasant and endlessly pretty, if at times a little aimless in the meanders which it takes. As fleeting bursts of escapism go, though, you’ll find few more blissful than this
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Works both as a sonic experiment and as an expression of Bergsman's adventurous soul
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  3. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Bergsman uses the idea of Hawaii—palm trees, sepia-tinted photos of beach sunsets, the gentle rhythms of the ocean—to provide a pervading mood of calm
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A lush, shimmering and fully immersive experience. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Q

    Other Worlds is sublime. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Uncut

    It's recognisably indiepop, but sent delightfully pie-eyed on Blue Hawaiians. Print edition only

  7. 7.7 |   Bowlegs

    Sit with it a while, let the dub-influences, the Hawaiian timbres and the cascading, paradisiacal vibes wash over your soul and psyche. And now the songs take shape
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  8. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    Bergsman sounds comfy as both world citizen and globetrotter
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  9. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s an altogether beautiful experience, if not a game-changing one
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Other Worlds is such a radiantly warm, luxuriously luminous heatwave of a record it can give you a suntan just listening to it
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  11. 6.6 |   Beats Per Minute

    While it sounds like her own personal sound world and collection of memories, the album lacks that relatable hook to draw the listener i
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  12. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    A pleasant, but modest experience and, while an effort has been made to stamp every track with distinctive hints, the end result is an interesting but arguably undemanding work
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  13. 5.5 |   Paste Magazine

    Too many tracks simply drift by without much impact, putting emphasis on sleepy, beach-y textures
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