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| 0.0 | North0House2 | February 5th 16 |
4.7 for sure. Gotta retract that .3, it is essential.
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| 4.5 superb | JS19 | February 3rd 16 |
That Xeno rating gets me super hard tho
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| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | March 1st 16 |
I like post rock, but this is boring as fuck. The fact that there's vocals doesn't help at all.
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| 0.0 | Shoteru | March 1st 16 |
A post rock album with hands on the cover art? Insanity
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| 4.5 superb | Brady Hayes | February 27th 16 |
Coming off of perhaps my favorite post-rock album of all time, Yndi Halda follow up their masterpiece of a debut with something completely different. It is an album that may take patience at some points, but the band is armed with a grand assortment of instrumentation that aid in the uplifting crescendos. This Very Flight could honestly be one of the best songs they've ever done.
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| 2.0 poor | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | July 4th 23 |
Approximately 10 years after their debut, the celebrated orchestrock band have released a follow-up, on which they have changed not a damn thing, except for the addition of vocals. Nothing is particularly innovative or impressive, nothing quite sticks out what hasn't already been said (albeit without words) on their debut, nothing seems necessary, even the vocals add very little.
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| 3.0 good | J.C. van Beekum | June 25th 20 |
One would not think that they could live up to their mesmerizing debut, but I didn't expect the sophomore to be so subpar.
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | March 27th 19 |
Even though I 5'd EEB I don't dislike the different direction these guys took. 'Helena' (especially the intro) and the opening track sound great. Track 2 and 4 not so much though, pretty forgettable. Overall this style fits them well too and the shift is not too stark, but this just does not match the quality of EEB. Seeing songs from the two albums live is night and day. They can do better. 3.7
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| 3.5 great | zaruyache | December 30th 16 |
post-rock with vocals wow strings happy dreamy woah
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| 4.0 excellent | Benjamin Kuettel EMERITUS | December 15th 16 |
After ten years, Yndi Halda return with a beautiful debut album perfect for the month of summer. While some musical passages might go on longer than they need to, the build-ups are handled well, crescendoing into gorgeous soundscapes and bursts of energy. There just enough vocals to add color without overpowering the instrumental focus. Overall they are used rarely and effectively, especially adding to the beauty of the album's first few minutes. Violins and other strings give a classical feel reminiscent of Sigur Ros. While not quite reaching the heights of Enjoy Eternal Bliss from a decade before, Under Summer can be counted among the essential post-rock albums of the year.
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| 3.0 good | Monheim | November 24th 16 |
You know exactly what you're going to get with a Yndi Halda release, but it's still pretty nice to listen to regardless. Better for background music than active listening, I'd say
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| 3.5 great | SAPoodle | March 21st 16 |
Considering it's been 11 years since the debut, this was always going to be a disappointment on some level. Enjoy Eternal Bliss has slowly risen to become one of my favourite albums of all time but there was no way this was ever going to justify a decade long wait. rRegardless, it's an enjoyable outing with some of those familiar Yndi Halda elements rearing their heads every now and then. The highlights are "This Very Flight", which is the song most in tune with the sound of their previous outing, and "Golden Threads from the Sun" which has some gorgeous melodies. The opener is solid but nothing to really write home about and "Helena" strays after a beautiful opening few minutes. rAll in all a good effort from a band that most people had forgotten about but let's hope it won't be so long before their next one.
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| 3.5 great | Amnesian | March 11th 16 |
I really wanted to love this but it just falls way short of their debut for me. The high points are there for sure but a fair amount of this record just drags and just didn't leave a real impression.rWill keep spinning this every once in a while in the hope it really sticks but for now it's just a nice bit of background music.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | March 5th 16 |
It's kind of strange hearing a new Yndi Halda album in 2016, but here we are. The men of Enjoy Eternal Bliss fame have clearly been working on their craft, because while Under Summer may not be on the level of its predecessor, it's hard to call it a step down. More of a progression, really, as it relies on quainter, more lovely pieces than exploding crescendos. It may not exactly bring anything new to the table as far as post-rock is concerned, but small details that pepper the passionate execution of the record, like the heavenly vocals on opener "Together Those Leave" and the gorgeous plucking on "Golden Threads From The Sun" show that the band knows what works and performs them near flawlessly. They're going to rely on evocative moments and emotionally affecting passages rather than experimentation, and that is totally fine, especially when it's well done. And, aside from some slight meandering on "Helena", this is extremely well done. In short, Yndi Halda is back, and after a decade plus, Under Summer is a welcome and excellent listen.
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| 5.0 classic | Adam | March 1st 16 |
Well damn. This was definitely well worth the wait.
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| 4.5 superb | Hro | February 29th 16 |
Listening to "Helena" in my office at work and feel tears comming down my chin. Happieng right now.
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| 5.0 classic | 081301 | February 28th 16 |
They've been hiding some very beautiful voices.
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| 4.5 superb | surskit | November 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alex C. | September 17th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Aranox | March 13th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | lurxy | June 23rd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | XSWeLL7 | February 9th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | x1balb4 | December 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lassie | April 8th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | bSmith | March 31st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | October 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | May 11th 20 |
| 3.5 great | CK1991 | January 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | FakeOne | September 16th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Prole | May 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | crab | January 29th 19 |
| 3.5 great | THIEF | August 14th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ProfC | June 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | March 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBH717 | January 29th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | zundza | October 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | gnombyX | September 7th 17 |
| 3.0 good | JayM | September 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | doqtor | March 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | niaL | December 7th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Santet | December 5th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | November 28th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Ulshad | November 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Habarug | September 24th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Gnax | August 19th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | JJKeys | August 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ziroth | August 9th 16 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | August 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | scx | July 7th 16 |
| 3.5 great | akimbo | June 23rd 16 |
| 3.0 good | p4p | June 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greatr | May 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Project | April 12th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | bokeh | April 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rail | March 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prognoz | March 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Maniac! | March 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Verlix | March 13th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | pculli | March 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zantera | March 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oddsy | March 8th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Jekub | March 6th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Pangea | March 5th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Riano | March 5th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jybt | March 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | wwf | March 4th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Amry | March 3rd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | anat CONTRIBUTOR | March 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Poet | March 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | SimpleM | March 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | March 1st 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Greem | March 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | RedSky | February 29th 16 |
| 3.5 great | ti0n | February 27th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Concox | February 8th 16 |
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