All That Ever Could Have Been is the first full-length studio album by Austrian dream pop and post-rock band MOLLY. It has received positive reviews from critics.
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| Released | June 28, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 60:13 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sonic Cathedral Recordings | |||
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Reception
editAccording to the review aggregator Metacritic, All That Ever Could Have Been received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 from four critic scores.[3] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing that that album is "somewhat of a grower" and "while its charms might take a few spins to unpack themselves, Andersson and Dornauer have applied their own unique set of filters and experiences to the dreamier side of post-rock on this solid debut".[1] Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Chris Todd gave this release an 8.5 out of 10, stating that "this is an album where quiet is key, they have a propensity towards ‘the hush’, using the space between sounds as instrumentation in very much the same wayas Talk Talk did on their final two albums".[2] Dafydd Jenkins of Loud and Quiet scored this release a 3 out of 10, characterizing the music as "pedestrian" and "achingly dull".[4] Giving All That Ever Could Have Been 4 out of 5 stars, Will Hodgkinson of The Times stated that this music "floats along with wondrous, widescreen calm" and compares MOLLY to musical acts such as Pink Floyd and Popul Vuh.[5]
Track listing
editAll songs written by MOLLY.
- "Coming of Age" – 14:53
- "The Fountain of Youth" – 4:45
- "Vogelnest" – 8:31
- "As Years Go By" – 7:05
- "All That Ever Could Have Been" – 10:21
- "Slowly" – 3:38
- "Weep, Gently Weep" – 7:11
- "Coming of Age, Pt. 2" – 3:49
Personnel
editMOLLY
- Lars Andersson – guitar, vocals, production
- Phillip Dornauer – drums, production
Additional personnel
- James Aparicio – mastering
- Julian Berger – artwork, design
- Wolfgang Möstl – production
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Monger, Timothy (n.d.). "MOLLY – All That Ever Could Have Been". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c Todd, Chris (June 27, 2019). "MOLLY's debut is ambitious, slow-moving, and utterly beautiful". Album Reviews. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "All That Ever Could Have Been by Molly Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Jenkins, Dafydd (June 25, 2019). "MOLLY – All That Ever Could Have Been". Reviews. Loud and Quiet. No. 135. ISSN 2049-9892. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will (July 5, 2019). "Molly: All That Ever Could Have Been review — a profound slow‑burner". Album Review. The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
External links
edit- All That Ever Could Have Been at Discogs (list of releases)
- All That Ever Could Have Been at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
