I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone | ||||
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Released | 11 June 2011 | |||
Label | Function | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
NME | [2] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [3] |
Rock Sound | 8/10 [4] |
SputnikMusic | [5] |
I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone is the third studio album by English post-rock band Maybeshewill. It was released on 11 June 2011 by Function Records. [6]
I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76 based on 4 reviews. [1]
In a review for NME , critic reviewer Abby Tayleure wrote: "Their first studio-recorded album, after working on the other two in a spare bedroom, took a grand total of 18 months to put together and is reminiscent of the likes of 65daysofstatic, Mogwai and Glassjaw. Epic guitars, crashing drums and intense keys – it’s a dramatic record that will shake your bones. [2] Tim Newbound of Rock Sound called the release the "most ball-bustingly intense and breathtakingly beautiful thing" the band has ever done. [4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Opening" | 1:58 |
2. | "Take This to Heart" | 4:09 |
3. | "Red Paper Lanterns" | 4:17 |
4. | "Critical Distance" | 4:12 |
5. | "Accolades" | 4:24 |
6. | "An End to Camaraderie" | 4:09 |
7. | "Words for Arabella" | 4:06 |
8. | "Farewell, Sarajevo" | 5:14 |
9. | "Relative Minors" | 6:22 |
10. | "To the Skies from a Hillside" | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Спутник-2" | 3:05 |
12. | "I'm in Awe Amadeus" (Acoustic) | 3:48 |
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