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Moon Rang Like A Bell

Hundred Waters

Moon Rang Like A Bell

Second album from the Gainesville, Florida of indie rock quartet

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Owsla
UK Release date
27/05/2014
US Release date
27/05/2014
  1. 8.7 |   Earbuddy

    Combining the icy electronic art-pop of Björk’s Homogenic and the long-winded majestic folk of Joanna Newsom’s Ys
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  2. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s the product of a band that’s clearly thinking on their feet, engaging with the conflicting styles of those around them and assimilating new behaviors without sacrificing their own
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  3. 8.3 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Hundred Waters is a fully realized band in unquestionable command of their scope and purpose
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  4. 8.3 |   Pitchfork

    Sequenced beautifully, the record is full of these gentle arcs, and the sound is so consistent it can feel like a 49-minute piece broken into 12 movements. The impact of any one song is heightened by its proximity to what came before and what follows
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    Though best taken as a whole spectrum of sonic possibilities, every song offers a different set of highlights, from the wide-eyed pop of "Xtalk" to the dark looming tension of "Cavity"
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  6. 8.0 |   DIY

    Hundred Waters lay out all their cards on this album and use every single tiny part for all its worth
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    Hundred Waters’ dark charms are all too real
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  8. 8.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    Sounds like Hundred Waters becoming more comfortable with who they are and the music they are trying to create
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  9. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Hundred Waters establishes an underpinning of ephemerality, a world where a temporary atmosphere exists simultaneously with feeling
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  10. 7.5 |   Beardfood

    Quite unique, ungraspable and thoroughly enjoyable
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  11. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    A hushed, beautiful collection of cavernous downtempo pop songs
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  12. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Words function more as texture than as linguistic tools
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  13. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    The strength of Moon Rang lies in its surrounding dark blue hue, emitting light at different wavelengths
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  14. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The Moon Rang Like a Bell is a document and a product that might leave you alternately breathless and bewildered, but it is a generally likeable outing
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  15. 6.0 |   The 405

    As it becomes less focused, it loses the audience. The tracks become increasingly forgettable, causing us to lose sight of the sonic and lyrical beauty that attracted us to the band in the first place
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