Top tracks — play these first
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Clean Coloured Wire — The opening track sets an atmospheric tone with cascading guitar layers and soaring vocals, encapsulating the band's signature shoegaze aesthetic.
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Sometimes I Realise — With its haunting melodies and introspective lyrics, this track highlights the band's ability to merge emotional depth with expansive soundscapes.
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Crawl From The Wreckage — This song showcases a dynamic shift in energy, combining driving rhythms with lush instrumentation that exemplifies Engineers' unique sound.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album blends lush soundscapes with melodic hooks, creating an immersive shoegaze experience.
What we noticed
- The opening track features layered guitars that create a dense wall of sound, establishing the album's ethereal atmosphere immediately.
- The last three tracks gradually decrease in tempo and intensity, allowing for a reflective conclusion to the record.
- 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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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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.
Moments worth listening for
Where the writing does something specific.
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Sometimes I Realise
The narrative shifts from introspection to a confrontational address of disillusionment.
This pivot not only deepens the emotional engagement but also contrasts the preceding reflective tone, creating a compelling tension.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Clean Coloured Wire 5:12
- 2 Sometimes I Realise 3:43
- 3 International Dirge 5:12
- 4 Helped By Science? 4:22
- 5 Brighter As We Fall 6:05
- 6 Hang Your Head 4:38
- 7 Crawl From The Wreckage 4:53
- 8 Three Fact Fader 4:02
- 9 Song For Andy 3:41
- 10 Emergency Room 4:52
- 11 The Fear Has Gone 3:49
- 12 Be What You Are 2:45
- 13 What Pushed Us Together 3:23
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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