Top tracks — play these first
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This Is Permanent — Opening with a powerful blend of layered guitars and compelling melodies, this track sets the tone for the album's immersive soundscape.
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Cloudburst — With its dynamic shifts between serene verses and explosive choruses, this track exemplifies Airiel's ability to combine intensity with emotional depth.
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Molten Young Lovers — The title track encapsulates the album's central themes of love and longing, featuring lush instrumentation that elevates its romantic atmosphere.
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Inside Out — This song stands out for its intricate guitar work and poignant lyrics, creating a captivating contrast between lightness and introspection.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album effectively revisits shoegaze roots while introducing some fresh elements, though it doesn't significantly innovate within the genre.
What we noticed
- The album features a consistent use of layered guitar effects, creating a dense wall of sound that characterizes the shoegaze genre.
- Vocals are often treated with reverb and delay, blending into the instrumentation rather than standing out as separate elements.
- Several tracks incorporate dynamic shifts in intensity, with moments of quiet introspection followed by explosive crescendos.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
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.
Disc 1
- 1 This Is Permanent 5:36
- 2 Cloudburst 4:57
- 3 Your Lips, My Mouth 4:50
- 4 Molten Young Lovers 4:39
- 5 Mind Furnace 2:31
- 6 Sharron Apple 5:22
- 7 Song of You 7:21
- 8 Inside Out 6:31
- 9 Keep You 6:10
- 10 Red Car 4:35
- 11 You Sweet Talker 4:24
- 12 The Painkillers 5:26
Disc 2
- 1 Funerals 5:30
- 2 You Against the Rest of Us 6:07
- 3 Flashlight Tag 3:57
- 4 Daydreamer 6:37
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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