House of Lull . House of When

Alexis Marshall - House of Lull . House of When
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
2021 Ratings: #552 / 753
User Score
Based on 216 ratings
2021 Rank: #611
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CRITIC REVIEWS

86
Beats Per Minute

In 2021, there may be no more effectively desolate album than House of Lull . House of When. It’s an intense and harrowing listen, absolutely worthwhile, yet not for the faint of heart. There’s simply no air to breathe, nor the faintest glimmer of light to follow.

80
Loud and Quiet

It feels like Alexis Marshall is driving at something new for heavy music: just as Daughters are redefining the boundaries of noise-rock for the 21st century, their frontman is applying a similar logic to his individual distillation of darker-than-dark American gothic songcraft.

78
Sputnikmusic

House of Lull . House of When is engaging and inspired, deliciously expansive in its best moments but impressively succinct as a whole.

72
Pitchfork
The debut solo album from the Daughters vocalist is a left turn: an eerie, improvised collection of industrial music that places you deep in the heart of the abyss.
70
The Needle Drop
On his solo debut, Alexis Marshall takes the unremitting darkness of his work with Daughters in a dronier direction.
60
FLOOD Magazine

It’s an uneven listen, and its abrasive, experimental weirdness can be too overbearing, but House of Lull . House of When is nevertheless a weird, wild ride worth experiencing at least once, even if that’s just to see whether you can make it all the way through.

60
Kerrang!
This won’t be for everyone. It’s lacking the punchy impact you’d expect from Daughters, and there’s nothing in the way of catchy hooks to reel listeners in. However, it’s a formidable display of what talented human beings are capable of when locked away with only a determination to create.
PipePanic
80

EDIT: Obviously, the document that Lingua Ignota released documenting the horrific actions of Alexis Marshall paint a new light of Alexis. While my thoughts on this album remain the same, and what I wrote below I still agree with from a musical standpoint, what's happened to his partners cannot be ignored. I'll be providing links to support Lignua at the start of this review. Please check out her excellent album from this year 'Sinner Get Ready', also linked. This isn't me trying to virtue ... read more

BaddieBaphomet
80

Coming nearly three years after the release of “You Won’t Get What You Want”, the incredible noise-rock masterpiece from his band Daughters, and more than a year’s worth of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, vocalist, lyricist, and poet Alexis Marshall has finally released his debut album. Needless to say, all eyes are on him to see if this LP will actually live up to the hype, not just because of the context of this release but also the fact that the question ... read more

MickyT
30

If you take away the depth and substance from Daughters last record, combine that with bland spoken word and grating yet hollow industrial wankery, then we get this Alexis Marshall album.

thumbman
NR

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Nachosdecay
80

It's abrasive, I like it

HotelRestaurant
80

Man, it feels tough going back to this album, given how much of a piece of shit scum fuck bastard Alexis has proven himself to be, especially the songs featuring Lingua Ignota herself...

... since, at the same time, his horrific actions give his music a new dimension and atmosphere. Those terrifying thoughts he has, those spine-chilling subjects he tackles, those primal screams and vocal tones, those unsettling, delirious episodes... what if they are more genuine and real than they seem? The ... read more

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Added on: June 3, 2021