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90
Kris Esfandiari and her team have created something truly special with this album, a musical piece where the divine is given voice and flesh to envision what is Kris' most honest and enrapturing work of her prolific career, and be sure it won't be the last one.
83
Esfandiari hones the persona explored on prior releases, channeling the aspirations and ambivalences of the mystic. With Celestial Blues, she presents herself as one of the chief proponents of metal informed by spiritual inquiry, yearning for emancipation from the habituated self, and the complex desire that exceeds convention.
80
It’s a raw and frighteningly powerful piece of work, and while this is exactly what we might expect from King Woman, it’s testament to the band’s skill, vision and devastating artistry that with each listen they’re capable of razing your world afresh.
80
Celestial Blues is a truly immersive experience that is not only as good as its predecessor, it has evolved beyond the blueprint they set out on their first album to expand their sound into new and exciting territory.
80
King Woman remains a vehicle for emotional expression and ritualism, and Celestial Blues certainly succeeds in that regard.
75
Kristina Esfandiari and her band move from the darkness to light on their second album, taking liberally from post-rock, grunge, and doom metal to tell a tale equally inspired by a childhood brush with death and Paradise Lost.
King Woman started off as a solo project of singer and songwriter Kris Esfandiari and it slowly grew into a full on band that exhibits it’s power and aggression all over their most recent work Celestial Blues. The formula of quiet starts to then grow to a big explosion of sound does get predictable the more it happens, yet still Kris still makes it work through her growly vocals and words expressing the pain and anguish she has encountered throughout her life. The ebb and flow of her ... read more
An impactful and dark lp from King Woman. Distorted droney riffs lead the way accompanied by mellow wailing vocals. Adore this record and definitely will be regularly returning
This is a really snore-inducing take on Sludge metal, the instrumentation feels so by the numbers, and the vocals are absolutely dull. Really don’t get a whole lot out of this.
Standout: Coil
Favs: Golgotha
least fav: Entwined
Has it's interesting moments. Vocals are a bit one note with this dreamy vibe all the way trough, but instrumentation and the overall production is great.
Favourite track: Boghz
definitivamente um dos meus álbuns preferidos da vida. todo o conceito, como a king woman trabalhou a ideia dela ser o anjo caído e os sentimentos de não pertencimento e como é um álbum pesado, mas ao mesmo tempo tem uma leveza. ti amo king woman
este é um álbum mto interessante aos meus ouvidos. a primeira vista parece ser um álbum qualquer de metal, mas quem ouve mta música sabe que esse aqui tem o seu destaque. ele tem levemente um pouco de shoegaze, algo que combina bastante com o som que eles tocam.
o som aqui é estranhamente viciante pra mim. me dá a sensação de querer ouvir até o fim o álbum e achei a produção mto boa. os vocais aqui talvez ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Celestial Blues 4:36 | |
| 2 | Morning Star 3:53 | |
| 3 | Boghz 5:23 | |
| 4 | Golgotha 6:04 | |
| 5 | Coil 3:01 | |
| 6 | Entwined 6:04 | |
| 7 | Psychic Wound 3:20 | |
| 8 | Ruse 4:18 | |
| 9 | Paradise Lost 4:10 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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| #19 | / | Norman Records |
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| #22 | / | Sputnikmusic |
| #31 | / | God Is In The TV |
| #44 | / | Treble |
| #46 | / | BrooklynVegan |
| #65 | / | PopMatters |
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Added on: June 2, 2021