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9.0
58652
9.0 |
Prefix
Bleak, distant, polarizing, and beautiful, Wolfe’s fourth album makes a gargantuan impact
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9.0
60403
9.0 |
musicOMH
Chelsea Wolfe has finally reached her incredible potential with Pain Is Beauty
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8.0
58295
8.0 |
The Irish Times
The unfailingly impressive songs form a perfect bridge between drone-driven art-rock and earthy folk
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8.0
58751
8.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Pain Is Beauty is an exquisite pleasure and the most fully realised version of Wolfe's vision to date
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8.0
58823
8.0 |
PopMatters
A beautiful, mesmerizing record that paints portraits of sadness both magical and tragic that ultimately prove cathartic and comforting
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8.0
59272
8.0 |
Uncut
When the band pare it back, it's magical. Print edition only
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8.0
58198
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is clearly the album that removes any lingering doubt that Chelsea Wolfe is a very special artist; one who is capable of the visceral and the surprisingly soothing in the same stroke
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8.0
58200
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Wolfe is definitely not afraid to jam a knife between your ribs and wiggle it a little, but it possesses a certain charm that will keep you coming back for more
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8.0
58516
8.0 |
The 405
Pain Is Beauty is the true revelation in her catalogue
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8.0
58547
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Downright electrifying and beautifully eerie, Pain is Beauty is an album that unearths weighty emotional levels
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8.0
58549
8.0 |
Pitchfork
There's a propulsive quality to much of the beat-oriented Pain, but there remains a relative sense of privacy
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8.0
58573
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The final confirmation of Wolfe’s achievement in breaking her goth folk shackles with the supernatural powers of Pain is Beauty
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8.0
58622
8.0 |
All Music
It's exciting to hear her try so many new things and do them so well
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7.6
58201
7.6 |
Bowlegs
A beautifully dark and uncompromising collection that perhaps marks the true arrival of Wolfe’s unwavering vision
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7.0
58199
7.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Has managed to put her own stamp on an album that could have so easily been the second coming of Zola Jesus
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7.0
58370
7.0 |
DIY
This record could well have been made 20 years ago, such is its timeless quality
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7.0
58507
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Splits equal time between opulent string sections and lean beats, a set of songs that are at once pointed and adrift
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6.0
58227
6.0 |
NME
If Christopher Nolan ever does one of his gritty makeovers on Twilight, the soundtrac's as good as sewn up
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