Grievances (album)

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Grievances
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Studio album by
Released1 June 2015 (2015-06-01)
Genre Mathcore, experimental rock, post-rock
Length39:55
Label Holy Roar Records (UK)
Ipecac Recordings (US)
Rolo Tomassi chronology
Astraea
(2012)
Grievances
(2015)
Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [2]
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NME 7/10 [3]
The Quietus favourable [4]

Grievances is the fourth studio album by English experimental band Rolo Tomassi. The album was released on 1 June 2015 through Holy Roar Records and Ipecac Recordings.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Estranged"2:40
2."Raumdeuter"5:16
3."The Embers"3:16
4."Prelude III (Phantoms)"1:42
5."Opalescent"4:42
6."Unseen and Unknown"0:37
7."Stage Knives"3:52
8."Crystal Cascades"3:20
9."Chandelier Shiver"2:14
10."Funereal"4:57
11."All That Has Gone Before"7:19
Total length:39:55

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References

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  2. "Album Review: Rolo Tomassi - Grievances / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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