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| 3.4 great | Erwann S. STAFF | September 17th 19 |
Sonically this resembles a lot to her last album, and also to a heavy Grouper. However, this is no match in terms of feelz: it is heavy and atmospheric and all, but I was not scared while listening to this album.
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| 3.5 great | Lucman | June 27th 19 |
What an entrancing record. I won't be surprised if it ends up being one of my favs from the goth queen.
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| 4.0 excellent | AcmeApathyAmok | January 25th 19 |
Low-fi and underrecorded compared to everything after it which might be a turn off for some, but personally I find it to be this album's charm. This grew on me a lot and I'm now quite partial to it (and Apokalypsis which is my personal fav CW album). Halfsleeper might very well be my all time favorite song of hers (both live & studio).
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| 3.5 great | GillyGoonEtc | July 11th 18 |
Chelsea Wolfe's debut doesn't achieve the scope of her later works, but does a marvelous job at setting the tone for her musical trajectory. The album's haunting gothic, at times jangly, folk sound is made all the more compelling by Wolfe's mesmerizing echo-soaked vocals. The production is much more sparse when compared to an album like Abyss, however the instrumentals are much more sparse as well, often featuring only Chelsea's vocals and a guitar, as well as a swirling drone behind her. The Grime is a solid debut album, but shows Wolfe still trying to find solid footing as she asks, "Why does everything gotta be so fucking perfect for everyone but me?"
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | January 24th 16 |
After writing an album now known as Mistake In Parting, an unreleased record that Wolfe herself seems to despise, she released her debut proper, which seems to be truly what she was aiming for. What that is exactly is a really calming, yet sometimes strange mixture of lo-fi indie folk, drone, and ethereal wave. She displays excellent vocal prowess throughout the record, and her acoustic guitar playing is quite good as well. There's a nice variety that comes with this record too; from the acoustic, lo-fi stylings of "Cousins Of The Antichrist" and "Halfsleeper", to tracks swamped in drones like "Deep Talks" and "The Why's", to tracks that are set to a definitive beat like "Moses", there's a lot to appreciate here. The quality remains much the same throughout the album, and although I'm partial to "Halfsleeper" and "Benjamin", there's really no bad track to be found here. Truly, a promising and enthralling debut from a great musical mind in Chelsea Wolfe.
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| 3.5 great | Britch2tiger | September 18th 15 |
[INDUSTRIAL] I think I found my Beth Gibbons (Portishead) of lo-fi/industrial music. Her voice is alluring yet haunting, and
suits the feel of the album very well as a black glove to a funeral. The downside is that her shorter tracks' lyrics on here
tend to feel repetitive (mildly dull), while her longer tracks (ex: Halfsleeper) really shine amongst this dark album. Another
recommended album for people who enjoy this type of feel would be The Long Forgotten Friend by Dreamend.
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| 3.0 good | Luna | March 4th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Pangea | October 25th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Timmy | January 19th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | November 18th 22 |
| 3.3 great | A.R.O. STAFF | March 22nd 22 |
| 3.0 good | Lelle | December 6th 21 |
| 3.0 good | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Zeuzo | October 20th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aeon89 | September 26th 19 |
| 3.5 great | HybridF | September 13th 19 |
| 3.5 great | kleggi | June 26th 19 |
| 3.0 good | JS98 | April 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Codah | March 25th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | January 7th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | November 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | dunnope | October 28th 18 |
| 3.0 good | BeeRyan | September 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | July 3rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | April 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | January 10th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | TrivirT | January 5th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | ikano | December 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jedaum | December 24th 17 |
| 2.5 average | orakst | December 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Fear | December 10th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | kb3984 | December 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | RAGG | December 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | SparklyX | November 25th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Tyll | October 30th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Juanpa | October 1st 17 |
| 3.0 good | Jeejee | September 21st 17 |
| 3.5 great | Kimm | January 14th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Stormii | September 27th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Rdawg | May 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | elry2k | April 1st 16 |
| 3.0 good | om39a | March 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | February 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eames | November 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Copper | September 11th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Wolfe | June 29th 15 |
| 3.5 great | pumi | March 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | dre517 | March 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | cvlts | February 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | YaelPol | July 13th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Deviant. STAFF | April 23rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | RxQueer | March 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | tarkus | January 10th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | bgf97 | November 13th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Amebix | October 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Matski | October 16th 13 |
| 3.5 great | heck | October 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | cuki92 | September 24th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Hep Kat | September 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | drds89 | September 2nd 13 |
| 3.5 great | alexdub | September 2nd 13 |
| 3.5 great | Ire | July 29th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Apollo | April 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | lerem | April 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | TrueGrim | February 17th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | January 20th 13 |
| 3.5 great | 76TVs | August 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | boopko | June 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pauke | April 8th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Idalle | April 1st 12 |
| 2.5 average | Oblomov | December 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Ignored | November 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | nicolauz | September 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | flaffy | July 5th 11 |
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