| At War with Walls & Mazes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2008 [1] | |||
| Genre | Post-rock [2] | |||
| Length | 44:17 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Ryan Lott | |||
| Son Lux chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| The Skinny | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5 [7] |
| XLR8R | 6/10 [8] |
At War with Walls & Mazes is the debut studio album by Ryan Lott under the Son Lux moniker. It was released through Anticon on March 11, 2008. [1]
Mehan Jayasuriya of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "a dense, meticulously crafted haze of Baroque instrumentation, electronic pulses and hip-hop beats." [5] Matt Gollock of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "This album's a slow burner that'll take a few repeated plays to really hatch, but it's another in a long line of truly innovative records from a rare gem of a label." [6]
Andy Whitman of Paste named it the 2nd best album of 2008. [9]
All tracks are written by Ryan Lott.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | 0:29 |
| 2. | "Break" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Weapons" | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Betray" | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Stay" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Raise" | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Tell" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Wither" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Stand" | 5:33 |
| 10. | "War" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Epilogue" | 3:05 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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