![]() ![]() ![]() The melodies unfurl like slow-motion fireworks in a moonless sky, sprawling, snaking, shimmering. And, really, who’s surprised? No one who’s laid ears on tracks like “Elephants” or “Stars,” that’s for damn sure. quartet’s internet profile has been steadily growing since their release of the John Frusciante-mixed Exquisite Corpse EP in 2008. In The Guardian, Maddy Costa awarded the album 4 stars and noted "it's the consistent sensuality of Warpaint's sound that makes them mesmerise." NME's Laura Snapes gave the album a 9-of-10 review and wrote "the dark purple rumble and hypnotic coo of their vocals swim along, dragging the listener beneath its beguiling surface into a swathe of subtle time changes and guitar prone to sudden swan dives into heart-stabbing gold arcs from oil painting-thick landscapes." Pitchfork writer Ryan Dombal referred to The Fool as "a nine-song séance of an album that's as subtle as it is disquieting" in his review and Chris Martins of Spin awarded the album 4 of 5 stars, summarizing that "The Fool is built on Joy Division's post-punk low end, moody chords, droning vocals, and doomy lyrics, but it's more than a tribute.Chances are you’ve heard of these guys already. Writing for Consequence of Sound, Philip Cosores awarded the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, called it "a genre record for a genre that doesn't exist" and admired the album's production, stating "though the guitar leads sound unpolished, the vocals sound untrained, and the bass can overwhelm the songs, the lack of perfection makes more of a statement than all the auto-tune in the world." Andrzej Lukowski, in his 7-out-of-10 review in Drowned in Sound, said "there is an incredible level of detail and accomplishment to The Fool" and Jenny Mulligan of Entertainment.ie described the "haunting atmosphere" of the album as "wholly intoxicating" in her 4-star review.įILTER reviewer Laura Jespersen gave The Fool a rating of 86% and described it as "uncomplicated, psychedelic indie-girl rock with plenty of hazy guitar and a swooning, restrained sadness" Hot Press also described it as "psych-rock". Club noted the album "coasts instead on a humid, hazy, oozing pulse that's less ice age and more malarial swamp" and "with a torpid and feverish dreaminess," giving the album a B+ rating. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." AllMusic's Heather Phares said that "The Fool has flashes of brilliance" and "darkly feminine songs with instinctive structures," awarding the album 3 out of 5 stars and listing it as an AMG Album Pick. Upon its release, The Fool received critical acclaim. On September 26, 2011, less than a year after its original release, a deluxe edition of The Fool was released, featuring two bonus tracks and a second disc with Exquisite Corpse. In March 2011, "Undertow" and the Neon Lights remix of "Shadows", featured as the single's B-side, were featured on a playlist by BBC Radio 1 as part of the In New Music We Trust and "Undertow" was exclusively re-released in April 2011 as part of the international Record Store Day. Both singles received moderate acclaim, though did not chart. The album was promoted by two singles- "Undertow" and "Shadows"-released on Septemand January 10, 2011, respectively. The album was previewed before its physical release through an exclusive stream on The Hype Machine on October 18. The Fool was released on October 25, 2010, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. ![]() The band describe the album as the "older sister" of their debut, Exquisite Corpse (2008). The album was recorded at two studios-Curves Studio and The Boat Studio-in the band's native Los Angeles, California, throughout 2010 and was produced by Tom Biller, who also shared mixing duties with Andrew Weatherall and Adam Samuels. ![]() About The Fool is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Warpaint, released on October 25, 2010, on Rough Trade Records. ![]()
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