New Hymn to Freedom

Szun Waves - New Hymn to Freedom
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
2018 Ratings: #98 / 890
User Score
Based on 63 ratings
Liked by 2 people
August 31, 2018 / Release Date
LP / Format
- / Label
Nu Jazz, Ambient / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

91
A.V. Club

New Hymn To Freedom, the English trio’s second album, is a remarkably lucid 45 minutes of spontaneous composition, a civilization of sound and emotion conjured from nothing more than the in-the-moment interplay between keyboardist Luke Abbott, saxophonist Jack Wylie, and drummer Lawrence Pike.

90
Drowned in Sound
This is a superb album by three supremely talented musicians. More than that, it is an ideal reminder of the perfection that – even in today’s digital climate – can still be reached through letting three such talents simply play in a room together. Undoubtedly one of the true highlights of 2018.
85
The Line of Best Fit

The result is that rarest of things: an improvised album that sounds so perfect, you’d think it was all planned.

80
Loud and Quiet

These six tracks are complex compositions, but Szun Waves write and perform with the freshness that could trick you into thinking it poured right out of their heads.

72
Pitchfork

New Hymn to Freedom feels like a wonderfully rollicking coming-out party, consistently stormy and stirring in ways that the trio’s debut only hinted they could be.

Mythic
81

This is an outstanding album. Szun Waves put together a project that combines electronic and jazz elements in a pretty intriguing way. I’ve heard many projects that attempt blending the two genre’s but this one is unique in the sense that it focuses a bit more on the electronic side to set the tone and generate its atmosphere with ambient components. Its jazz elements are more subtle, but still greatly enhance the overall listening experience. It’s a beautiful fuse of the two ... read more

tha138
73

The british trio gathered once again to experiment on the sonic construction that will allow to the few attendants to swirl freely to its new hymn of improvised beauty.

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Track List

  1. Constellation
  2. Fall Into Water
  3. High Szun
  4. Temple
  5. Moon Runes
  6. New Hymn to Freedom

Year End Lists

#29/Loud and Quiet
#39/The Quietus
#47/Gigwise
#74/Drift
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Added on: May 19, 2018