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8.0
111710
8.0 |
All Music
Full Upon Her Burning Lips is sumptuous, a return to basics informed by Earth's decade-and-a-half period of discovery. The album's impeccable balance of those poles places it among the band's finest recorded offerings
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8.0
111711
8.0 |
The Skinny
One would expect Carlson will happily continue his Earth project for many years to come, and while everyone would know what to expect, it seems he still has tricks up his sleeve
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8.0
111707
8.0 |
The Quietus
Full Upon Her Moving Lips may be Earth's busiest album to date, but it is also one of their loveliest
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8.0
111708
8.0 |
Mojo
10 songs that are the apotheosis of their spartan sound. Print edition only
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7.8
111712
7.8 |
Pitchfork
The minimalist drone-riff masters pare away excess and focus on the seismic repetition that made their best work so resonant, creating a new peak in their long discography
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7.5
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7.5 |
Under The Radar
Naming a band Earth should make for organic music progress. Earth governs the purpose for every note and drum hit to carry weight. You might not understand Full Upon Her Burning Lips the first time, but you might like it by the fifth time
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7.0
111706
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Carson and Davies sound warmer and more relaxed than they perhaps ever have
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7.0
111709
7.0 |
Uncut
Drummer and percussionist Adrienne Davies again lays down a solid foundation for Carlson's slow motion riffage on instrumentals that eschew the more ornate sensibility of recent efforts in favour of a leaner, meaner kind of swagger. Print edition only
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7.0
111713
7.0 |
The 405
Requires patience from the listener as its contemplative pace offers multiple rewards on repeat plays
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6.0
111730
6.0 |
PopMatters
Dylan Carlson and Adrienne Davies strip all ornamentation away from Earth's sound on their ninth studio album, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, the band's purest sonic statement to date
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