Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

73 /100
Treeline
Higher than 66% of albums we've rated

Its extended, explicitly divided suite gives the record a compositional centre, though placing a separate closing song after it loosens the ending.

What we noticed

  • The first twelve tracks are followed by a suite split across tracks 13 and 14, with the final track, “Settle Down,” arriving after that extended sequence.
  • The suite title changes from “Spanning the Eternal Abyss: (i) - (v)” to “(vi) Bubble Trouble,” making the late stretch a clearly marked multi-part construction rather than a single uninterrupted trac…
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

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
6/10

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.

Disc 1

  • 1 Desolation Song 6:28
  • 2 Drastic Attic 3:35
  • 3 Getting Warmer 3:02
  • 4 Out of Mind 5:52
  • 5 Theft 4:52
  • 6 "Shit!" 2:13
  • 7 Chat Show 6:56
  • 8 Derision 6:30

Disc 2

  • 1 Just a Prelude 1:57
  • 2 Cat Factory 2:57
  • 3 On the Beach 6:07
  • 4 End of the Line 9:22
  • 5 Spanning the Eternal Abyss: (i) - (v) 10:44
  • 6 Spanning the Eternal Abyss: (vi) Bubble Trouble 6:20
  • 7 Settle Down 5:38

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata