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In a profile for ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'', Dale&nbsp;W. Eisinger called this release "a smart record" that "brings a sense of promise through its 13 tracks".<ref name="alt" /> Writing at ''[[Clash Music]]'', Jay Fullarton scored this album an 8 out of 10, ending "this record doesn’t sound like a hellscape though, it somehow chases the ecstasy high his debut set and exceeds it in the process".<ref name="clashrev" />''[[The Observer]]''{{'}}s Damien Morris scored this release 3 out of 5 stars, placing this in the middle of Vegyn's catalogue in terms of quality and ended, "if you enjoy its combination of fractured storytelling and long instrumental passages, you’ll appreciate the consistent quality of the simpler songs around it".<ref name="obs" />
In a profile for ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'', Dale&nbsp;W. Eisinger called this release "a smart record" that "brings a sense of promise through its 13 tracks".<ref name="alt" /> Writing at ''[[Clash Music]]'', Jay Fullarton scored this album an 8 out of 10, ending "this record doesn’t sound like a hellscape though, it somehow chases the ecstasy high his debut set and exceeds it in the process".<ref name="clashrev" />''[[The Observer]]''{{'}}s Damien Morris scored this release 3 out of 5 stars, placing this in the middle of Vegyn's catalogue in terms of quality and ended, "if you enjoy its combination of fractured storytelling and long instrumental passages, you’ll appreciate the consistent quality of the simpler songs around it".<ref name="obs" />


Writing for [[Pitchfork Media]], Dash Lewis scored this release a 7.1 out of 10 and called this "[Joseph] Thornalley’s most crowd-pleasing project to date, even if it isn’t his most cohesive".<ref name="pm" /> Ted Davis of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' scored this album a 7.2 out of 10, praising the music's range as it "casually flips between the heady and accessible sides of the Vegyn coin".<ref name="paste" /> In ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', Margaret Farrell gave this album an A, writing that it is "both melancholic and euphoric" with music that spans "from jazzy and transcendental to glitchy and trip-hop symphonic"<ref name="spin" /> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Jem Aswad considered ''The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions'' "heavenly electro-pop" and compared to Vegyn's previous work, older material has "never been quite as focused or finely honed as it is here".<ref name="var" />
Writing for [[Pitchfork Media]], Dash Lewis scored this release a 7.1 out of 10 and called this "[Joseph] Thornalley’s most crowd-pleasing project to date, even if it isn’t his most cohesive".<ref name="pm" /> Ted Davis of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' scored this album a 7.2 out of 10, praising the music's range as it "casually flips between the heady and accessible sides of the Vegyn coin".<ref name="paste" /> A feature on Vegyn for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included Sam Davies calling this album "45 minutes of lovely electronic music that will soothe your ears in much the way a good meme can soothe the eyes after a few minutes of reading the news".<ref name="rs" /> In ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', Margaret Farrell gave this album an A, writing that it is "both melancholic and euphoric" with music that spans "from jazzy and transcendental to glitchy and trip-hop symphonic"<ref name="spin" /> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Jem Aswad considered ''The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions'' "heavenly electro-pop" and compared to Vegyn's previous work, older material has "never been quite as focused or finely honed as it is here".<ref name="var" />


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The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions
A mostly black cover with small pieces of spiritual clip art, such as a person meditating and an angel inset
Studio album by
Vegyn
Released5 April 2024 (2024-04-05)
GenreElectro-pop
Length45:45
LabelPLZ Make It Ruins
ProducerVegyn
Vegyn chronology
Don't Follow Me Because I'm Lost Too!!
(2022) 		The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions
(2024)

My intention with titles is to either be fun or provoke thought. I guess that’s the idea behind this record, it’s an invitation to think about it for yourself. I find all the best works are things that inspire the viewer or the listener to reflect on themselves. I’ve met a lot of people at shows who tell me their theories on the music, and I always think it’s great. I love hearing those because a lot of the time they don’t get it, but I think it’s really cool that they’ve interpreted it that way.

—Vegyn on the title and themes of The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions[1]

The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions is a studio album by British electronic musician Vegyn, released on 5 April 2024. It has received positive reviews by critics.

Reception

In a profile for Alternative Press, Dale W. Eisinger called this release "a smart record" that "brings a sense of promise through its 13 tracks".[2] Writing at Clash Music, Jay Fullarton scored this album an 8 out of 10, ending "this record doesn’t sound like a hellscape though, it somehow chases the ecstasy high his debut set and exceeds it in the process".[3]The Observer's Damien Morris scored this release 3 out of 5 stars, placing this in the middle of Vegyn's catalogue in terms of quality and ended, "if you enjoy its combination of fractured storytelling and long instrumental passages, you’ll appreciate the consistent quality of the simpler songs around it".[4]

Writing for Pitchfork Media, Dash Lewis scored this release a 7.1 out of 10 and called this "[Joseph] Thornalley’s most crowd-pleasing project to date, even if it isn’t his most cohesive".[5] Ted Davis of Paste scored this album a 7.2 out of 10, praising the music's range as it "casually flips between the heady and accessible sides of the Vegyn coin".[6] A feature on Vegyn for Rolling Stone included Sam Davies calling this album "45 minutes of lovely electronic music that will soothe your ears in much the way a good meme can soothe the eyes after a few minutes of reading the news".[7] In Spin, Margaret Farrell gave this album an A, writing that it is "both melancholic and euphoric" with music that spans "from jazzy and transcendental to glitchy and trip-hop symphonic"[8] Variety's Jem Aswad considered The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions "heavenly electro-pop" and compared to Vegyn's previous work, older material has "never been quite as focused or finely honed as it is here".[9]

Track listing

  1. "A Dream Goes On Forever" – 4:39
  2. "Another 9 Days" – 3:06
  3. "Turn Me Inside" – 2:54
  4. "Halo Flip" – 6:55
  5. "Everything Is the Same" – 2:22
  6. "The Path Less Traveled" – 3:44
  7. "Makeshift Tourniquet" – 5:17
  8. "Time Well Spent" – 3:00
  9. "In the Front" – 3:47
  10. "Trust" – 2:11
  11. "Stress Test" – 2:07
  12. "Last Night I Dreamt I Was Alone" – 3:26
  13. "Unlucky for Some..." – 1:17

Personnel

  • Vegyn – instrumentation, mixing, production
  • Lauren Auder – music on "Halo Flip"
  • Ethan P. Flynn – music on "Another 9 Days"
  • John Glacier – music on "A Dream Goes On Forever" and "In the Front"
  • Matt Maltese – music on "Trust"
  • Isha D. Pika – artwork
  • Léa Sen – music on "Turn Me Inside"
  • Beau Thomas – audio mastering at Ten Eight Seven Mastering

See also

References

  1. ^ Lamond, Ana (28 March 2024). "The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions: Vegyn Interviewed". Features. Clash Music. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ Eisinger, Dale W. (4 April 2024). "The timeless wisdom of Vegyn". Music. Alternative Press. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ Fullarton, Jay (11 April 2024). "Vegyn – The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions". Reviews. Clash Music. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ Morris, Damien (7 April 2024). "Vegyn: The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions review – steely relentlessness and glossy melodies". Music. The Observer. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 0029-7712. OCLC 50230244. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Dash (19 April 2024). "Vegyn: The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ Davis, Ted (4 April 2024). "Vegyn: 'The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions' Album Review". Music > Reviews > Vegyn. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ Davis, Sam (15 April 2024). "Who's Vegyn? And How Does He Make Such Subtly, Utterly Beautiful Electronic Music?". Music > Music Features. Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ Farrell, Margaret (3 April 2024). "Vegyn Finds a Way to Cruise Around Life's Potholes". Reviews. Spin. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ Aswad, Jem (5 April 2024). "Vegyn Serves Heavenly Electro-Pop on 'The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions': Album Review". Music > Reviews. Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

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