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packed full of rock and roll and indie goodness" creates a disturbingly serene contrast between vocals that "are clean and haunting," "the scratchy fuzz of the guitars and bass," the soothing drums.

"[3] Praising the group's improvisation and musicianship, the critic found "The music [to be] sometimes jarring, sometimes soothing, and always challenging as it swings from angular to atmospheric with ease.

"[3] He concluded by stating that "Half Visconte intentionally push themselves and their songs to go farther: beyond the fences, past the tiny orange surveying flags, and deeper into the looking glass.

"[1] Finally, Hayden Blades at SLAM Magazine would describe the music from this "beautiful album" as "at one point, a cacophony of Punk splattered on a canvas, with hints of Progressive and sometimes even Americana."

Then, "at another point, [Half Visconte] [draws] a visceral likeness to bands such as Godspeed You Black Emperor!, who expertly melt the serene with exponential builds of crescendos and powerful musical mantras.