Top tracks — play these first
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Prayer to God — Opening with a starkly confrontational tone, this track sets the emotional and thematic stakes for the entire album while showcasing Shellac's signature tight rhythms and intricate guitar work.
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Song Against Itself — This track exemplifies Shellac's ability to blend repetitive structures with unpredictable shifts, creating a sense of tension that mirrors its lyrical content about self-reflection and internal conflict.
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Shoe Song — With its playful yet biting lyrics, this track balances humor and critique, reflecting Shellac's knack for combining sharp commentary with their distinctive sound.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album's raw sound and unconventional structures make it stand out in the post-rock genre.
What we noticed
- The album features a consistent use of dissonant guitar riffs that create a jagged texture throughout its tracks.
- Each song typically maintains a steady, driving rhythm, often with abrupt tempo changes that disrupt conventional song structures.
- Vocals are delivered in a spoken or shouted style, often overlapping with the instrumentation rather than following traditional melodic lines.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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9/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Prayer to God 2:50
- 2 Squirrel Song 2:38
- 3 Mama Gina 5:43
- 4 QRJ 2:52
- 5 Ghosts 3:36
- 6 Song Against Itself 4:13
- 7 Canaveral 2:38
- 8 New Number Order 1:39
- 9 Shoe Song 5:17
- 10 Watch Song 5:25
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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