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Island Intervals

Death Vessel

Island Intervals

Third record of neo-folk from Joel Thibodeau, recorded with Sigur Rós' Jónsi and his producer/partner Alex Somers in Reykjavik

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Sub Pop
UK Release date
24/02/2014
US Release date
25/02/2014
  1. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It remains, at its heart and in the best possible way, a very small record of considerable charm. Warmly recommended
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    It’s hard to figure out where the Sigur Rós influence ends and the Death Vessel album begins. Nevertheless, as pretty much anyone will tell you, this sound hits more than it misses
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  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    Deeper, more connective, and more exciting than anything Death Vessel has brought us before
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  4. 8.0 |   Q

    Thibodeau floats above the unusual, percussion-based but beautifully spun backdrops like a soprano cherub. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Marks a giant leap for Thibodeau, while not veering too far from his own trodden trail. Call it future folk, but in 10 years we’ll be calling it timeless
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  6. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    This is passionate music, delivered with searing honesty by a man who didn’t mind disappearing from the conversation if that’s what it took to articulate what he was trying to say
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  7. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An intriguing story of the restless, nomadic soul, searching for different landscapes and soundscapes to impress upon the individual psyche; a cathartic communication, and an introspective revelation
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  8. 7.0 |   The Music

    The tracks on Island Intervals are anything but obvious; they’re lush, contemplative and challenging
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  9. 7.0 |   Clash

    There are times when the tracks try to imitate his collaborators’ lush dreamscapes without reaching their intimate beauty
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  10. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    These may be songs of great beauty, but they are also robust
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  11. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Uncut

    The mix of cryptic lyrics and childlike whimsy wears a little thin over the long haul. Print edition only

  13. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    His focus on atmosphere isn’t as successful as it should be, especially when the best songs are often the most straightforward
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  14. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    The shift into the shadows works in parts for Thibodeau, but the album doesn’t want to linger in that dark so much as obliterate it with a light we’ve heard from him before. That would be all right, but here some of the songs get buried in the process
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