The Comforts of Madness

Pale Saints - The Comforts of Madness
Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1990 Ratings: #25 / 370
User Score
Based on 148 ratings
1990 Rank: #97
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SnowyFighter
75

TRIPPY KITTY

I wanna dive into some more Shoegazy Dream Pop stuff because it’s one of my favorite genres and idk I want more if it in my life lol. I stumbled across this album and I enjoy it quite a bit overall. It’s a super hypnotizing listen, and even though there aren’t as many moments that absolutely floor me like on Loveless or Souvlaki etc, there are some great melodies, production and a really good flow from front to back.
You Tear the World In Two is probably my ... read more

ethanscrag22
87

An incredibly underrated 90s shoegaze record with a lot of fun ideas and personality. This record was just really consistent all the way through. Some fun and energetic rock moments and also some vibey dream pop moments as well create a really nice balance here. They occasionally play with some really fun song structures here that I found to be really enjoyable for the most part. I also love that a lot of the songs transition into each other nicely, it's a good touch. The sound of this album ... read more

verniers
87

an album that feels like a joyous triumph, full of love and a sense of one's place in the world.

ethanscrag22
87

An incredibly underrated 90s shoegaze record with a lot of fun ideas and personality. This record was just really consistent all the way through. Some fun and energetic rock moments and also some vibey dream pop moments as well create a really nice balance here. They occasionally play with some really fun song structures here that I found to be really enjoyable for the most part. I also love that a lot of the songs transition into each other nicely, it's a good touch. The sound of this album ... read more

HoldenDSnuts
90

What the fuck is with shoegaze bands and putting a cat on their album cover. Anyway it's probably one of the best dream pop records of the 90's, there's a ton of diversity on the album and no one song sounds the same.

godaberi
74

[GOOD-]
*Sea of Sound; Insubstantial; Sight of You

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Added on: February 1, 2015