The Weather Station - Ignorance
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marvelgaryen
77

This is quality art pop. With a very cohesive and back-to-back fun album The Weather Station made space feels embracing and touching. The instrumentals are all so nice, her voice is deep but also quite soft which is ear pleasing at most. The sophistication is palatable and it's also curated, I got every sequence and every abruption as a form of expanding creativity.
In some parts of this record I remembered our dearest Fiona Apple for a while and some other artists as well, but that's not ... read more

Fhhgvnjscvbbg
NR

I’m a little late, but I’ll review this anyway.

I have noticed that this album has been a bit polarizing with the main complaints being that it sounds like a generic indie album and that the songs sound similar. However, I loved this. The album reminds me of the works of Fiona Apple and Florence + the Machine. I love Tamara Lindeman’s vocals and the arrangements and production are well done. The part of the album I appreciated the most was the lyrics about climate change. ... read more

BGL13
67

god my original review sucked so that’s getting deleted. congrats nico you now have the top review.
ok now on to the review.
this album starts off fantastic with robbers and atlantic. both tracks are beautiful art pop songs. the vocals throughout the entire album are incredible but they really shine on the first two tracks. tried to tell you is also pretty good but it is far from great. but, from that point on, the album just becomes mediocre in my opinion. like, there aren’t any ... read more

Scre4meh
73

"If you won’t look out the window onto the sea
If you can’t carry your pain, you will lay it on me"

The Weather Station prognose us with a little bit of a sleepy rain, a little bit of beautiful sunny day and some snow here and there.

"Ignorance" is a really nice, calm album that portrays a loving, warm & honest experience, filled with some beautiful songwriting and touching vocals. Usually, everytime i see the "sophisti-pop" tag i kinda get scared ... read more

Maqtheus
70

O que torna uma banda rentável diante dos seus trabalhos é - entre outras coisas - a dedicação e a forma da qual os artistas envolvidos buscam representar a sua arte. 'Ignorance' do The Weather Station surge entre a sutileza dos detalhes e o capricho da atmosfera muito bem construída e arranjada por melodias e vocais requintados que se perdem nas dimensões abertas pelos autores de uma obra tão fascinante e devidamente bem desenvolvida.

MickyT
60

From a vocal, lyrical and production standpoint The Weather Station get a lot correct on 'Ignorance' and while I like a lot of the sophisti-pop material this album offers, it ultimately doesn't have that extra push to make it great or stand out. It's a pretty good album on its own don't get me wrong but it's nothing that special and I'll probably have forgotten about it in a few weeks.

orangedroog65
94

I expect this score to go up, I’ve taken much of the last 4 days letting each song grow on me. The lyrics are dense and fascinating and I feel like every song requires a personalized relationship, I have no idea whether this will ultimately feel a bit disappointing once I’ve come to fully know it, or if it will be an all time favorite, but I’d say an eventual score anywhere between 80 and a 100 is possible.

laz456
70

It's not bad, but Pitchfork definitely gave this a pretty head scratching score. If every track were as good as Tried to Tell You, then maybe we'd have something special on our hands. But, as is, there's a good bit of emotional depth to the writing and I do enjoy her voice. I wish the production had a bit more bite to it overall but the use of various instrumentation does make this stand out in the indie rock scene at least a little. Soooo good but slightly disappointed? To no fault of the ... read more

BonoLightier
86

Kings of Convenience once said that quiet is the new loud. Well, this album is the embodiment of such expression. What a marvellous, refined and complex piece of music!

Tsareena
87

I was really looking forward to this after "Robber" and I'm glad it didn't disappoint. Great production, vocals and writing in general on this. I love the jazz elements in the earlier tracks and the lyrics are great and well thought out.
Faves: Robber, Heart, Tried to Tell You

IAmDaan
92

The new album by the Canadian folk singer with The Weather Station is the most accessible work of her career, an indie work called "Ignorance".
Tamara Lindeman released 4 singles for the album, which opened the album from all extremes, the album is like a walk through a dense forest, which completely frees fantasy and imagination, but at the same time painful wounds of the past, which is new forcefully remind of past mistakes and unrealized plans

Music_Nerds
68

‘Robber’ builds tastefully, outwardly and delicately, brass and keys. Beautiful song and arrangement.
‘Atlantic’ moves perfectly instep with a little more vigour and is rhythmic, propulsive, melodic and the vocals casually soar. So far ‘Ignorance’ is a 9/10

There is an airy emotion displayed on the opening tracks that is fragile, a gentle balance that gets a little lost on the next batch of songs which replace the more tentative and organic nature in for ... read more

ThomasGuy
52

If every song on Ignorance was as good as "Tried to Tell You", then I would understand the praise, but as it stands, this record holds very little in the way of memorable grooves, hooks, lyrics, or vocal deliveries.

Tielur
73

Gorgeous arrangements with a gentle voice from Tamara Lindeman accompanying them. A sweet and easy listen that doesn't overstay its welcome, getting exactly to the root of all of it.

emcee119
64

The technical aspects you'd expect in any solid chamber or art pop release are there - complete with lush instrumentation, evocative song ideas, and a solid vocal performance. On paper, I should love this album, as I love many records that have the same elements that this one has. It's really not too far removed from the likes of Weyes Blood or Julia Holter, and it offers a bit more exciting percussion than the typically slower approach that I've come to expect from this genre. But there just ... read more

jkpyg
70

This is really solid but it goes on a bit. By the last 3 songs I was kind of over it. Some moments that were reminiscent of Joni Mitchell (both in delivery and tune) which were nice.

Kelden
50

A nice art pop arrangement that suffers from lack of diversity.

Covinish
76

She's got me dancing around my kitchen one second, and then the next I'm crying in my bedroom. The songwriting on here is fantastic - Subdivisions is masterclass of storytelling. Her vocals are so soothing as well. I want more!!!!

lucacomi
90

I totally didn't expect it. Amazing lyrics, sweet but bitter arrangements, haunting vocals; and now I don't believe in the robber too.

AnotherWhiteMan
80

White man approved.

nikoni
83

Lirismo perfeito, um art pop de qualidade e um dos melhores do ano sem dúvida

prets
73

Robber 8
Atlantic 8
Tried to Tell You8
Parking Lot 7
Loss 7.5
Separated 7
Wear 7
Trust 7
Heart 7
Subdivisions 7

Houdanny
68

Edit: Yeah idk after a few listens this is starting to click, first three songs are really great

It’s got some pretty moments sprinkled here and there, but in the grander scheme of sophisti-pop, it doesn’t really make its mark and ultimately feels a bit hollow to me. Just kind of indifferent to this sadly.

Standout: Tried to tell you
Favs: Heart, Separated
Least fav: Wear

ThisIsLukas
78

[REVIEW REISSUE]:
I think the vocals were the main reason my connection with the album declined with time. The production and usage of various instruments create a unique, rich sound. However, the vocals Tamara gives in the album somehow disconnected my mind from the album by time.

TOTAL SCORE (reissued): 78 / 100 (decent)

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There are so many things I admire about this album. The aspects of Ignorance give it an extraordinary atmosphere. Although the vocal performance may not be the ... read more

kokomotimes
89

"Ignorance tem controle em suas aparências da forma mais tranquila possível, suas articulações brilham de um jeito radiante durante todo o álbum"

Sutil em suas qualidades, The Weather Station consegue ter uma boa visão de como tudo deve funcionar aqui, reforçado por suas baterias marcadas, Ignorance funciona de um jeito sossegado, onde a tranquilidade tem um ponto forte aqui, em suas composições, Tamara expressa suas ... read more

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