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100
'Lament' consequently feels like an assured breakout; removed from a concept, it's a svelte and streamlined take on the tried and trusted.
3mo
90
Touché Amoré continue to reinvent the very foundations of hardcore.
3mo
85
Lament is testament to the power held in each new day, and the moments to be discovered within, delivered with crushing passion by a band worth standing behind.
3mo
82
On their phenomenal fifth album, the post-hardcore band work with famed producer Ross Robinson and come away with their most affecting and resonant music yet.
3mo
80
Yet again, Touché Amoré have proven that they can flex their wings while remaining true to themselves.
3mo
80
Stage Four was a momentous release that found ways to musically express its heart-wrenching story. Lament feels more like Touché Amoré's essential form.
3mo
80
These songs manage to combine the best of what they do while introducing some fresh tints to the palette.
3mo
80
This album proves they haven't lost their touch, and if anything have plenty more to give.
3mo
80
This isn’t merely a record by a good band. This is a record by an important one that is now teetering on the edge of greatness.
3mo
80
These guys are still writing and playing at the top of their game, making another album that’s just as brutal as Stage Four, if not a little more palatable for everyday listening.
3mo
76
Lament will be another great tool and guide for coping with this grey existence – especially when we’ll all eventually get to revel in it together and heal as one.
3mo
70
Touché Amoré's Lament doesn't push the band's sound in new directions. Instead, it builds on what the Los Angeles post-hardcore band do so well already.
3mo
60
They’re very, very close to hitting the sweet spot and releasing the album of their lives. But Lament is a valiant effort and a step in the right direction.
3mo
60
Lament contains some of Touché Amoré's catchiest and most versatile songs, but not all of its risks pan out.
3mo
60
Whilst there is a disappointing second half to Lament, the first 6 tracks are unmissable, essential rock songs.
3mo
2020 MUST HEAR ALBUM #40
Aside from a few singles here and there and a complete re-recording of their debut in 2019, Touché Amoré have mostly been on the down low since their 2016 album, 'Stage Four', an album that shook me to my core when I first heard it and the sheer devastation and intensity of which is unlike anything else I've experienced with music in recent years. If you're familiar with that record, I'm sure I need not explain what that album is largely about, as it's ... read more
Aside from a few singles here and there and a complete re-recording of their debut in 2019, Touché Amoré have mostly been on the down low since their 2016 album, 'Stage Four', an album that shook me to my core when I first heard it and the sheer devastation and intensity of which is unlike anything else I've experienced with music in recent years. If you're familiar with that record, I'm sure I need not explain what that album is largely about, as it's ... read more
Touché Amoré has always been a band that really stood out to me amongst the sea of the last decade's post-hardcore revivalism. From the shock-to-the-senses bombast of their first two projects, to breakout conceptual albums focusing on the issues of legacy and morbidity, the band seems never short of ideas that coalesce into some beautiful releases. While not interconnected as tightly as Stage Four, Lament is still a formidable coverage of new ground for Touché Amoré, ... read more
Touché Amoré is a screamo and post-hardcore band who is responsible for one of the most devastating albums of the 2010s, Stage Four, about the death of the mother of frontman Jeremy Bolm. I was excited for the follow up, because two of the singles, "I'll Be Your Host" and "Reminders" are some of, if not the catchiest songs from the band to date. While I don't think any other track on Lament has quite as the chorus power, and some tracks are a bit typical for ... read more
Lament is defined as “a passionate expression of grief and sorrow”. Good god, is that one of the most fitting album titles of all time. From the explosive opener “come heroine” we already learn that this album is going to be heavy, emotional, and powerful. From there, we go into the title track, which perfectly encapsulates what this album is about both musically and lyrically.The next track is feign. Despite being softer instrumentally, feign retains the angry vocals ... read more
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Track List
- Come Heroine
- Lament
- Feign
- Reminders
- Limelight
- Exit Row
- Savoring
- A Broadcast
- I’ll Be Your Host
- Deflector
- A Forecast
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5mo
Hands down, my most anticipated album of the year. I have high hopes on this one, both singles appeared to be great, especially Limelight.
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Added on: July 29, 2020