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Wild Light

65daysofstatic

Wild Light

Album No.6 from the Sheffield post-rock quartet, continuing their move towards more electronic soundscapes

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
Superball Music
UK Release date
16/09/2013
US Release date
29/10/2013
  1. 9.1 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    It may be the best instrumental album you hear this year
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  2. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    In the days of MP3 tracks, 65daysofstatic have made what might be classed as an old-school album
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  3. 9.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    This is an album continuously re-charging, a little red light blinking a menacing warning, threatening collapse, inviting detonation at any moment
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  4. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    One of the most beautiful and cathartic realisations of 2013
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  5. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    An exploration and expression of sonic freedom from start to finish
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  6. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A meticulously crafted and admirably complex record from a band that are constantly thrilling in their unpredictability
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  7. 8.0 |   Clash

    What the album lacks in genuine surprises it more than makes up for in comprehensive consistency
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  8. 8.0 |   The 405

    A solid addition to their jaw-dropping canon, proving that there's plenty more on offer from 65daysofstatic
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  9. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Basic post-rock blueprints are still under the bonnet, but 65daysofstatic have somehow emerged more original than ever
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  10. 8.0 |   NME

    Next time someone tells you guitar music has run out of new ideas, simply point them in the direction of Wild Light
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  11. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Promising work
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    The pomp they derive from taking dour post-rock to a rave--notably here in Prisms--is satisfying. Print edition only


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