Aureate Gloom | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 2, 2015 | |||
Recorded | Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, Texas) | |||
Genre | Glam rock [1] [2] | |||
Length | 43:28 | |||
Label | Polyvinyl | |||
Producer | Kevin Barnes | |||
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Singles from Aureate Gloom | ||||
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Aureate Gloom is the thirteenth studio album by indie rock band of Montreal. It was released in the UK on March 2, 2015, and in the US on March 3. [3] [4] On February 18, the album was made available for instant download on the Polyvinyl Record Co. website, two weeks before its retail release date. [5]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | B- [8] |
Consequence of Sound | C+ [1] |
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Drowned in Sound | 6/10 [10] |
Pitchfork Media | 7/10 [11] |
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Sputnikmusic | 2.6/5 [2] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [13] |
Inveterate | 6/10 [14] |
Aureate Gloom received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 67 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [15]
All tracks are written by Kevin Barnes.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bassem Sabry" | 4:45 |
2. | "Last Rites at the Jane Hotel" | 5:02 |
3. | "Empyrean Abattoir" | 4:32 |
4. | "Aluminum Crown" | 3:34 |
5. | "Virgilian Lots" | 3:21 |
6. | "Monolithic Egress" | 5:23 |
7. | "Apollyon of Blue Room" | 3:56 |
8. | "Estocadas" | 4:20 |
9. | "Chthonian Dirge for Uruk the Other" | 2:48 |
10. | "Like Ashoka's Inferno of Memory" | 5:49 |