Black Moth Super Rainbow - Panic Blooms
Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
2018 Ratings: #615 / 890
User Score
Based on 56 ratings
Liked by 3 people
May 4, 2018 / Release Date
LP / Format
Rad Cult / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
AllMusic

Anxiety-stricken yet somehow finding ways to enjoy life, BMSR sound creatively re-energized on the excellent Panic Blooms.

75
Northern Transmissions

Though there’s something beautifully unique to what they do, the loose writing of it means it will often be difficult for people to get into it on their first listen.

70
Tiny Mix Tapes

Panic Blooms is a long overdue sound from a project that sees the absurdity in holding onto feelings while desperately trying to feel.

70
Exclaim!

Panic Blooms' mix of bummer oddities and damaged sounds feels right in the here and now, using wounded psych-synth blasts to tap the uncertainty in the air.

70
Spectrum Culture

BMSR are unlikely to release a record without Fec singing into a vocoder, but Panic helps us remember that, behind the robotic vocals and the ancient monosynth tones, there’s still actual humans making this music.

mmbass
87

underrated as hell!
fav tracks: panic blooms, rip on through, permanent hole, mr no one, one more ear, sunset curses

EmberMist
100

BMSR has consistently had the best sound design I've ever heard since 2004, and this album definitely elevates it. New Breeze and Aerosol Weather are the best examples of the falling-apart sound in this album, and Mr. No One is the best example of the cleaner sound. These two sounds are perfectly balanced across 16 tracks with the perfect amount of vocals. Not one note feels out of place for 42 minutes straight, making this a rare album where I have no nitpicks. This is singular and will likely ... read more

bionic_chords
50

Bloated and lost too often to be saved by the few genuine high points.

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Track List

  1. Panic Blooms
  2. Baby's in the Void
  3. Rip on Through
  4. One More Ear
  5. Bad Fuckin Times
  6. New Breeze
  7. Aerosol Weather
  8. June July 28
  9. Bottomless Face
  10. Permanent Hole
  11. To the Beat of a Creeper
  12. We Might Come Back
  13. Harmlessly
  14. Backwash
  15. Sunset Curses
  16. Mr No One
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Added on: February 20, 2018