Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

78 /100
Alpine
Higher than 87% of albums we've rated

Compact, unsettled songs and rotating vocal leads give the record a clear personality; its sharper turns reward revisiting, though the sequence does not build into a fully decisiv…

What we noticed

  • The ten tracks fit into roughly 38 minutes, and the short forms keep the record moving without extended instrumental breaks.
  • Lead vocals pass among the three band members; the changing vocal timbres keep the songs from settling around one fixed narrator.
  • The guitar-led songs repeatedly roughen their edges with tense, clipped rhythms, while the closing run from "Desire" to "Caterpillars" turns darker and less immediately buoyant.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

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 In the Stone 4:07
  • 2 Psychic 4:23
  • 3 Tag 3:56
  • 4 Temples 3:52
  • 5 The Chance 3:31
  • 6 Bathwater 4:54
  • 7 Desire 5:15
  • 8 Carpetry 2:43
  • 9 Til Dawn 4:04
  • 10 Caterpillars 3:49

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata