Centralia

Mountains - Centralia
Critic Score
Based on 21 reviews
2013 Ratings: #137 / 1115
User Score
Based on 41 ratings
January 22, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Thrill Jockey / Label
Ambient / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Consequence of Sound

The emotional through-line hits more directly, particularly because the songs are more thoughtfully composed than any of Mountains’ previous.

81
Pitchfork

Centralia is primarily concerned with beauty and contact, creating hypnotic melodies that resonate with meaning as their looped paths uncoil.

75
The 405

While the sounds are a little different, that feeling that music creates images is what makes Centralia another characteristically "Mountains" album – and another good one, at that.

73
Beats Per Minute

Centralia is an achingly beautiful album, as one would gladly expect from Mountains by now. 

70
DIY

Take the time to listen properly and you’ll realise it’s beautifully crafted, as initial melodies gradually evolve, layering synth upon synth upon strings, until it flowers into a precise whole.

70
Under the Radar

While it's sometimes guilty of letting the electronic component of its electro-acoustic confluence run amok, overpowering the more subtle elements of the music, it remains a worthwhile listen for any fan of the ambient canon

70
No Ripcord

Centralia finds Mountains in their finest form yet, indicating a new level of comfort in the space they’ve been carefully carving out over the past decade. 

70
PopMatters

It is an album interested in how the limitations of instruments, when combined right, can achieve the limitlessness of well-constructed sound.

ShoegazeJake
100

A most mountainous opus.

CheapandLethal
65

Better stuff out there

FinalLifeline
79

Repetitive and sleepy, Centralia is a strong ambient record that never quite transcends the confines of its genre, but does capitalize on it's own strengths. Great album to chill or rest to, and rewarding for repeat listeners. Can be a bit too blase for it's own good, but otherwise, it's a great release.

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Track List

  1. Sand
  2. Identical Ship
  3. Circular C
  4. Tilt
  5. Propeller
  6. Liana
  7. Living Lens

Year End Lists

#41/Consequence of Sound
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Added on: January 14, 2013