Highest Recent Ratings

Albums to watch

Lemniscate

Vinyl Williams

Lemniscate

Debut LP from the experimental pop group led by young artist Lionel Williams, grandson of renowned cinematic composer John Williams

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
No Pain In Pop
UK Release date
12/11/2012
US Release date
13/11/2012
Listen on Spotify
Related Links
Last.fm Myspace Wikipedia
Share
Share |

  1. 8.1 |   Bowlegs

    It’s Williams’ ability to find psychedelic voids of sound somewhere between the motorik and the distorted echos of time
    Read Review

  2. 8.0 |   BBC

    Lemniscate doesn’t actively vie for your attention. It is breezy to the point of being languorous; unhurried enough as to come off sedate. Like any painting, sculpture, installation or collage, it requires contemplation, a second glance
    Read Review

  3. 8.0 |   The Fly

    A record rich in magical ethereality and the restless energy of a constantly creating mind
    Read Review

  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It's a bit of a statement and a lot of a mess. But Lemniscate gets better the more structure he employs
    Read Review

  5. 7.0 |   NME

    The overall effect is gentle and vast
    Read Review

  6. 7.0 |   DIY

    'Lemniscate' is a fascinating debut from a bewitching producer that clearly has immeasurable talent to harness
    Read Review

  7. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    There's the hint of something good, but it remains too abstract, too lacking in form to truly move you
    Read Review

  8. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    What Vinyl Williams seems to be doing is searching for the intersection of shoegaze, ambient electronic music, and psychedelia
    Read Review

  9. Back to main chart

blog comments powered by Disqus
buy it at amazon download it from itunes

Watch it

Roll over video for more options

Hear it

Preview & download it

Vinyl Williams: Lemniscate

  • Download full album for just £7.49
  • 1. Tokyo -> Sumatra £0.99
  • 2. Higher Worlds £0.99
  • 3. Stellarscope £0.99
  • 4. Who Are You? £0.99
  • 5. Grassy £0.99
  • 6. Object of the Source £0.99
  • 7. Inner Space £0.99
  • 8. Open Your Mind £0.99
  • 9. Follow in Your Dreams £0.99
  • 10. Shield Zaviour £0.99
  • 11. Harmonious Change £0.99
  • Service provided by 7Digital

Latest Reviews

Mogwai  The Bad Fire

‘The Bad Fire’ might not cure your January blues entirely but it’ll at least provide a glimmer of hope to get you through the bleakest of months. All in all, an utterly enthralling 11th studio effort from these avant rock stalwart Clash

Rose Gray  Louder, Please

The up-and-coming British artist shines on her vibrant, hedonistic debut album musicOMH

FKA Twigs  Eusexua

Twigs’ third album brings club music into her sensual, supernatural world. It’s a masterful pop-star moment for the artist Pitchfork

More reviews

All-time top 10

Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.

  1. 9.3

    Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly

  2. 9.2

    Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters

  3. 9.1

    Kendrick Lamar Damn.

  4. 9.1

    D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah

  5. 9.0

    Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen

  6. 9.0

    Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure

  7. 8.9

    Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways

  8. 8.9

    Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree

  9. 8.9

    Frank Ocean Channel Orange

  10. 8.9

    Dave We’re All Alone In This Together

See full list