Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

49 /100
Lowland
Higher than 1% of albums we've rated

Its jaunty character songs and storybook framing give it a clear identity, but the brief comic pieces offer limited musical depth or return value.

What we noticed

  • Most tracks are short character portraits, built around an animal’s name and a rhyming comic premise rather than a continuous plot.
  • The songs use a light, theatrical backing and spoken-story framing; the final listed track is an Overture, an instrumental coda after the character pieces.
Composition 25% of the score
5/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
4/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. 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 Captain Beaky 4:28
  • 2 Harold the Frog 2:01
  • 3 Jacques, a Penniless French Mouse 3:06
  • 4 Nathaniel Gnat 1:26
  • 5 Wilfred the Weasel 1:53
  • 6 Dilys the Daschund 2:36
  • 7 The Snail 1:24
  • 8 Blanche 2:04
  • 9 My Best Friend 2:04
  • 10 The Ginger Cat 7:19
  • 11 Desmond the Duck 1:49
  • 12 Ronald the Rat 1:32
  • 13 The Haggis Season 2:32
  • 14 Dennis the Dormouse 1:58
  • 15 Herbert the Hedgehog 2:45
  • 16 Doreen the Duckling 2:52
  • 17 Overture 3:33

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata