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Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings

Logh · 2002

43 min · 11 tracks · art rock

Ethereal soundscapes meld with intricate melodies and introspective lyrics, creating a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere throughout the album.

Top tracks — play these first

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    In Cold Blood — This opening track sets the tone for the album with its haunting melody and layered instrumentation, encapsulating the band's atmospheric style.
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    Yellow Lights Mean Slow Down, Not Speed Up — The track features intricate guitar work and reflective lyrics that highlight the band's knack for combining melodic hooks with deeper themes of introspection.
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    The Bastards Have Landed — With its driving rhythm and evocative lyrics, this song captures a sense of urgency that contrasts with the album's more subdued moments.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

65 /100
Treeline
Higher than 40% of albums we've rated

The album showcases intricate melodies and atmospheric arrangements, though it lacks strong cohesion in pacing.

What we noticed

  • The first half of the album features tracks that build gradually, layering instrumentation to create a dense soundscape.
  • Several songs incorporate unconventional song structures, with shifts in tempo and dynamics that disrupt typical verse-chorus patterns.
  • The final track features an extended instrumental outro that fades out slowly, leaving a lingering atmosphere.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. 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 In Cold Blood 5:24
  • 2 Yellow Lights Mean Slow Down, Not Speed Up 4:29
  • 3 The Passage 4:24
  • 4 Note on Bathroom Mirror 3:44
  • 5 Music for Flightrecorders 6:14
  • 6 Lookalike 2:42
  • 7 The Bastards Have Landed 3:16
  • 8 Ghosts 4:09
  • 9 Off the Ground 4:17
  • 10 Every Streetlight a Reminder 2:56
  • 11 The Hour We Knew Nothing 1:51

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