Voids | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 3, 2017 | |||
Genre | Math rock, experimental rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 46:08 | |||
Label | Suicide Squeeze | |||
Producer | Sam Bell | |||
Minus the Bear chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (64/100) [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alternative Press | [3] |
Drowned In Sound | 8/10 [4] |
Kerrang! | [5] |
Rock Sound | [6] |
Voids is the sixth and final full-length album from Minus the Bear, released on March 3, 2017. [7] It is their fourth full-length album to be released on Suicide Squeeze Records (and their first on the label since 2007's Planet of Ice ) and was produced by Sam Bell. It is their only album recorded with drummer Kiefer Matthias, who had joined the band in 2015 to replace Erin Tate. [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Last Kiss" | 4:31 |
2. | "Give & Take" | 3:42 |
3. | "Call the Cops" | 3:40 |
4. | "Invisible" | 3:56 |
5. | "What About the Boat?" | 5:07 |
6. | "Silver" | 5:53 |
7. | "Tame Beasts" | 4:20 |
8. | "Erase" | 5:10 |
9. | "Robotic Heart" | 4:27 |
10. | "Lighthouse" | 5:22 |
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