It's a decent record, but comes nowhere near any of their earlier work. They pretty much abandoned their black metal elements and focused on one very specific sound that honestly just doesn't work all that well with the band. It feels very narrow in structure. That said, I actually enjoyed it (perhaps more than my aforementioned criticisms suggest I should), but it is by far the least interesting/enjoyable thing I have heard from Alcest
Yeah this is one of the few 2014 albums I already listened to.. I gave it another try just now, but I still feel the same way about it. It's nice and all, but there's nothing in this that I would find particularly memorable or imaginative. Not in the melodies, not in its "wall of noise", not even in the more "post-rock(ish)" moments. It's a well executed album, but one that I will probably never return to, as there are much better examples of it in its genre.
65/100
1. The Unnatural World
2. Ghettoville
3. You Are No One
4. Shelter
5. Moodeity
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Yeah this is one of the few 2014 albums I already listened to.. I gave it another try just now, but I still feel the same way about it. It's nice and all, but there's nothing in this that I would find particularly memorable or imaginative. Not in the melodies, not in its "wall of noise", not even in the more "post-rock(ish)" moments. It's a well executed album, but one that I will probably never return to, as there are much better examples of it in its genre.
Yeah I'm pretty much feeling the same way. I keep hoping there's more to it. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
It does a good job of mixing Sigur Ros-esque post-rock textures in a largely shoegaze context. Like others have said, it's certainly lacking the black metal element that made their past work so fantastic, but as an album I still enjoy Shelter plenty. It isn't as exciting as Alcest of old, but it's a beautiful album.
Finally listened to this one, and I don't like it. Ultrareferential and terribly samey, with a search for spirituality and elevation that verges on bombast too often. The Muse of shoegaze.
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