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10.0
49774
10.0 |
The Independent
Sublime, meditative passages whose gradual metamorphoses are all but subliminal
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9.0
49776
9.0 |
All Music
It's an album so well-made it easily tricks the ear into hearing its endless layers and shifts as a singular glowing whole
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9.0
50125
9.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The subtleties across the album are in part what makes it so effective
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9.0
50624
9.0 |
Slant Magazine
The most sophisticated and cultivated Mountains album to date
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8.5
50531
8.5 |
The Quietus
An album of surprising, subtle depths, a spacious, psychedelic landscape where the traditional meets the modern in a dreamlike combination of familiarity and strangeness
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8.5
50013
8.5 |
BBC
An altogether entrancing experience, and one demanding repeat visits and careful attention if its sunken treasures are ever to be fully revealed
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8.1
49900
8.1 |
Pitchfork
Mountains have finally landed in a place as vast and awe-inspiring as the landforms they're named after
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8.0
50228
8.0 |
Mojo
The duo's boldest, most immersive statement to date. Print edition only
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8.0
50240
8.0 |
Q
Startling, shape-shifting music by a band reaching the peak of their powers. Print edition only
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7.7
49775
7.7 |
Bowlegs
This record grows with a real harmony and grace
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7.5
49773
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s their finest work to date and a testament to their singular vision of how analogue and electronics can best be combined
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7.5
50326
7.5 |
The 405
Centralia charts the usual Mountains territory: you can feel the album building, movement by movement (maybe moment by moment) in one wave
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7.3
49857
7.3 |
Beats Per Minute
An achingly beautiful album, as one would gladly expect from Mountains by now
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7.0
49986
7.0 |
DIY
Take the time to listen properly and you’ll realise it’s beautifully crafted, as initial melodies gradually evolve, layering synth upon synth upon strings, until it flowers into a precise whole
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7.0
49797
7.0 |
Uncut
More pastoralism wouldn't go astray, but Centralia is very charming. Print edition only
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7.0
50418
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Centralia finds Mountains in their finest form yet, indicating a new level of comfort in the space they’ve been carefully carving out over the past decade
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7.0
50050
7.0 |
PopMatters
Few bands deal as well in acoustic or electronic compositions as Mountains does in both, simultaneously, on top of one another
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7.0
50262
7.0 |
Under The Radar
A worthwhile listen for any fan of the ambient canon — or simply anyone in need of some escapism
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7.0
50656
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Centralia doesn’t scream for your attention or bend to the impatient listener’s ear, but its stubbornness brings a worthwhile elegance
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6.0
50113
6.0 |
Blurt
Mountains composes the soundtrack to dreams you didn't know you had
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