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Just To Feel Anything

Emeralds

Just To Feel Anything

This improvisational electronic trio from Cleveland reunite after a spate of solo releases for their fifth album

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7.0

Label
Editions Mego
UK Release date
06/11/2012
US Release date
06/11/2012
  1. 9.0 |   Blurt

    A seven-song cycle unlike anything in the Emeralds canon yet
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  2. 8.1 |   PlayGround

    Crystallises, summarises, fine-tunes and divulges a modus operandi that has kept them at the forefront of underground electronic at all times
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  3. 8.0 |   BBC

    Another essential Emeralds acquisition that takes the trio on new tangents
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  4. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Emeralds’ soldering of vintage synths, atmospheric guitar work, and needling percussion here feel like short-lived soundtracks to pink-hued skylines, mercury coastlines, and neon-glazed cityscapes
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  5. 7.2 |   Beats Per Minute

    Just shy of magnificent and unprecedentedly accessible, Emeralds’ latest is not their best work, but at least in terms of the group’s development, it’s among their most exciting
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  6. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Will be instantly familiar to those who have acquainted themselves with the group’s previous output, particularly their 2010 sort-of breakthrough, Does It Look Like I’m Here?
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  7. 7.0 |   Spin

    There's real drama in the band's sweeping crescendos and ringing guitar chords; there's something genuinely affecting in their newfound emo overtones
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  8. 7.0 |   Prefix

    Although astounding in its finesse for creating distinct ambience, where Just To Feel Anything falters is in its desire for expanse
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  9. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    It’s full of highlights and tiny moments of golden perfection which will help it find a home in the hearts of fans and critics alike
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  10. 5.9 |   Pitchfork

    Smoothed and streamlined, it comes off as a retreat into the safety of genre
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  11. 5.0 |   Uncut

    US synth trio's fifth proves an unsatisfying search for coherence. Print edition only


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