Windhand - Soma
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2013 Ratings: #640 / 1115
User Score
Based on 40 ratings
Liked by 4 people
September 17, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Relapse / Label
Doom Metal / Genre
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chaz
76

great doom stoner metal with big standout "woodbine" which was definitely my favorite. the vocals on here are very dreamy and reverb heavy which contribute to the psychedelic mood this album puts you in, and is a lighter track compared to how dark and heavy the atmosphere gets on here. Evergreen is another standout since it's contemporary folk, but it's a pretty good one with kind of a haunting vocal style that i liked a lot. album ends with the 30 minute "boleskin" that's ... read more

MomentousCucumb
30

Kill Windhand with mallets
I don't know how many tracks this album has; every song has the same rhythm, tone, progression and tempo they're interchangeable.

BestofBlackLace
60

Listen, I don't mind if an album has kind of a same-y texture. Some of my favorite albums of all time have songs that all sound pretty similar to each other. But in those cases, there is some variation in tempo, or chord progression, or melody, or literally anything else. And while there are some nice acoustic moments to break up the sluggish, fuzzed-out monotony of this album, I found it to be a pretty flat listening experience overall. Some good songs but I would never want to sit down and ... read more

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Track List

  1. Orchard
  2. Woodbine
  3. Feral Bones
  4. Evergreen
  5. Cassock
  6. Boleskine

Year End Lists

#17/Stereogum
#45/eMusic
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Added on: September 10, 2013