Invisible Cities
A Winged Victory for the Sullen · 2021
42 min · 13 tracks · post-rock
Ethereal soundscapes meld with delicate piano melodies, creating a hauntingly introspective journey through sonic landscapes.
Top tracks — play these first
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The Celestial City — This track exemplifies the album's ethereal quality with its shimmering textures and emotive dynamics, encapsulating the overarching theme of transcendence.
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Despair Dialogue — The interplay between minimalist piano lines and ambient layers creates an emotional tension that reflects the album’s exploration of urban isolation.
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Total Perspective Vortex — This closing track blends sweeping strings with atmospheric drones, leaving listeners with a sense of both closure and reflection on the journey undertaken.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
InstrumentalThe album excels in creating immersive soundscapes with thoughtful arrangements, rewarding repeated listens.
What we noticed
- The album features long, flowing tracks that often exceed five minutes, allowing for gradual development of themes and motifs.
- Each piece typically begins with a sparse arrangement, gradually layering instruments to build a rich soundscape.
- The use of silence and space is prominent, with several moments where the music drops to near-inaudibility before swelling back into fuller textures.
- 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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8/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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9/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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 So That the City Can Begin to Exist 4:47
- 2 The Celestial City 3:45
- 3 The Dead Outnumber the Living 2:42
- 4 Every Solstice & Equinox 2:24
- 5 Nothing of the City Touches the Earth 3:10
- 6 Thirteenth Century Travelogue 2:20
- 7 The Divided City 2:54
- 8 Only Strings and Their Supports Remain 3:43
- 9 There Is One of Which You Never Speak 3:09
- 10 Despair Dialogue 2:47
- 11 The Merchants of Seven Nations 2:20
- 12 Desires Are Already Memories 3:56
- 13 Total Perspective Vortex 4:20
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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