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10.0
66800
10.0 |
A.V. Club
Lower retools post-punk for a world on the brink
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8.3
66868
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
It’s solely about no-no emotions (e.g., anger, misery, despair, and loss), which is why I now consider it my go-to sound whenever I feel compelled to just dip my head into a sheet of porcelain
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8.0
66802
8.0 |
The Music
Post-punk for the post-apocalypse
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8.0
66805
8.0 |
NME
A dour but enervating mix of post-punk and high-strung noise rock, it is nonetheless a thing of vulnerability and red-raw emotion
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8.0
66815
8.0 |
The 405
Each spin of Walk on Heads only lasts a handful of minutes on your stereo, but in that time hairs are raised, ears are pricked and attentions are enraptured
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7.9
66806
7.9 |
Earbuddy
Seek Warmer Climes has all of the kick that you’d want from a punk rock album, all of the introspection you’d want from gothic post-punk, and plenty of melodies to go around
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7.0
66803
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
At its best, it’s an engagingly stylish record, an agreeably abstract work of oblique angles and wintery spaces
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7.0
66804
7.0 |
All Music
Lower stand out for their unique blend of cathartic explosions and restraint, creating something remarkably powerful in their use of dynamics and tense pacing
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6.9
66954
6.9 |
Pitchfork
Even if it doesn't always result in a thrilling listen, Seek Warmer Climes captures a promising band in transition
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6.0
67074
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Lower’s approach to almost every aspect of making an album feels pleasingly transgressive, be it texture, song structure or track sequencing
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6.0
68362
6.0 |
The Irish Times
There are times when Lower’s immersion in gloom and despair gets a mite trying, yet there’s no doubting their sincerity
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6.0
66801
6.0 |
DIY
It’s not the most cohesive album - it darts around from one idea to the next quicker than you can bat an eyelid - but it is without a doubt exciting and enthralling
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6.0
66799
6.0 |
PopMatters
A frenetic and deeply intense record, one whose sonic layers and emotional weight both drive the uncertainly forward and threaten to crumble the whole proceedings under them
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4.0
68547
4.0 |
Under The Radar
Rather plodding, tuneless, and often literally yawn-inducing
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