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80
Unhurriedly crafted songs full of bona fide thrills, unexpected twists, and an elegant but never gratuitous grandeur.
2mo
80
They sing beautifully together and play everything.
2mo
80
The album ends on an optimistic note with You’re All I Want to Know, another lovelorn ballad that has a defiant, uplifting, sax-and-string-driven outro: if it was a film, it would be where Coxon and Dougall walk off into the sunset, hearts mended, minds clear. Where they end up next will be interesting.
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1mo
80
A curious collection of contrasts. Most notably, that between the protagonists’ own voices. ... That said, the duo know when to complement each other, too.
1mo
80
‘The WAEVE’ being a unique experience, bathed in a bold richness and brilliantly indulgent productions.
1mo
80
The Waeve is a fascinating project, if somewhat a slow burner, filled with gorgeous instrumentation that will transport the listener to another realm.
1mo
80
The songs are sufficiently sophisticated and winning that The Waeve keeps sweeping the listener along on its intoxicating journey.
1mo
80
Overall, The WAEVE is an unpredictable album that shows streaks of brilliance with a genuinely entertaining mix of cinematic British rock and indie pop, brought to life with polished vocals.
1mo
80
The duo chart a new path together to produce one of the more optimistic pieces of work produced during lockdowns.
1mo
73
Combining modular synth, saxophone, and a medieval lute, Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall create an album of pastoral disquiet and itchy post-punk edge.
1mo
70
This isn’t the Coxon of Coffee & TV or Freaking Out, nor indeed the Dougall you may remember from the perfect girl-band pop of Pull Shapes. Instead, it’s a mediative, often beautiful record that often has the capacity to surprise and delight. Just be sure you like saxophones.
1mo
70
Tightening up some loose ends might have made The Waeve more cohesive, but at its best, it's elegant, unpredictable music made for the sheer rejuvenating pleasure of it.
1mo
60
Constantly innovative and restless, The WAEVE makes for that perfect spirit of collaboration where each artist is pushing the other onwards rather than allowing either of them to settle into the same old tricks.
1mo
60
Their album is a woozy thing, underpinned with analogue synths and elegant Krautrockin’ rhythms, emanating a mystic melancholia.
1mo
The WAEVE is a collaborative project between English musicians Rose Elinor Dougall and Graham Coxon.
Dougall is not a musician I'm familiar with but this record triggered some interest within me to discover her art in 2023. Coxon on the other hand is no stranger to me, being a key factor as to why Blur is one of my favourite bands -"13" is my favourite album and very solid as a solo artist as well -I love "The Sky Is Too High" and his soundtracks for "The End of The ... read more
With Gorillaz still going strong and Blur being in Damon Alban’s rear view, guitarist Graham Coxon has keep trucking along working on his own projects, with his latest being a collaborative project with ex-Pipettes member Rose Elinor Dougall as The WAEVE. Their self titled release brings interesting idea by providing easy flowing art rock tunes that blends both their voices together well and some occasional cool horn arrangements and impressive guitar work from Coxon. Some tracks go by ... read more
The surprisingly fruitful cooperation between Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and former Pipettes member Elinor Dougall results successfully in the (for this duo debut) album. Some songs attracted my attention in particular:
Can I Call Yo
Over and Over
Sleepwalking
Alone and Free
Não havia escutado nenhum disco de 2023 particularmente excelente e que me desse sede de revisita-lo e absorver suas intenções por completo (tirando um EP em particular), isso até ontem com "Dogsbody", e hoje, com esse disco simplesmente maravilhoso.
O primeiro disco da colaboração de Graham Coxon (membro da banda Blur) e Rose Elinor (que fez parte de um grupo chamado The Pipettes, mas posteriormente focou em uma carreira solo com ... read more
It's got some pretty cool songs but it didn't really capture my attention.
Some of the songs didn't need to be as long as they were but nothing on here is bad, there just wasn't anything special on here. There might be a couple songs on here that I'll probably listen to again but most of what's on here is not really my thing.
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Track List
| 1 | Can I Call You 4:22 | 72 |
| 2 | Kill Me Again 4:08 | 73 |
| 3 | Over and Over 6:12 | 74 |
| 4 | Sleepwalking 5:56 | 70 |
| 5 | Drowning 6:03 | 77 |
| 6 | Someone Up There 2:40 | 71 |
| 7 | All Along 5:32 | 74 |
| 8 | Undine 7:46 | 71 |
| 9 | Alone and Free 4:48 | 74 |
| 10 | You're All I Want To Know 6:04 | 72 |
Total Length: 53 minutes
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Added on: September 6, 2022