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9.0
55081
9.0 |
All Music
Not only the bands most accessible work to date, but also their most purposefully written and solidly constructed, putting it in the running for the best album of their career
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8.7
55084
8.7 |
Paste Magazine
Ultraviolet may not be the best metal album of 2013, but it’s definitely the 2013 metal album you’d most be a fool to ignore
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8.3
55080
8.3 |
A.V. Club
A murkier chemistry between the band’s doom-ridden roots and its more psychedelic—and at times even poppier—ambitions
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8.0
55082
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Kylesa have morphed into a heavy metal powerhouse — one which continues to produce satisfying records that defy immediate classification
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8.0
55083
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Call it dream-pop for metalheads. With Ultraviolet, Kylesa has once again established themselves in the great tradition of hard-rockers who've realized it's possible to make a "dark" album without sacrificing accessibility
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7.0
55132
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Kylesa albums once seemed cut instantly from whole cloth. Despite its highs, Ultraviolet is a patchwork of arduousness, with some seams still showing
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7.0
55187
7.0 |
Spin
They've crossed into a new dimension, dabbling in death rock and flirting with grunge
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6.5
56757
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Ultraviolet barrels through track after gut-punching track with aggressive energy, in a style closer to the band's earlier career than the high water mark they'd set in 2010
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6.0
55109
6.0 |
Q
They're still relentlessly heavy, just less hypnotically so. Print edition only
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5.0
55283
5.0 |
PopMatters
Ultraviolet is the darkest, most sombre and pensive record of Kylesa’s career
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4.0
55973
4.0 |
The Quietus
Their most stale, generic and lifeless record yet
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