Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
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Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It is the fifth studio album by English experimental rock band Rolo Tomassi, released on 2 March 2018 by Holy Roar Records. It was accompanied by a tour through UK and Europe through March and April.[1]
Background
Rolo Tomassi had a minimal tour schedule in 2017 which featured appearances at the Two Thousand Trees and Tech Fest festivals in the UK, unveiling new material with a promotional website, lovewillburyit.com.[2][3] On 5 November that year the band released the first single from Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It, "Rituals", on BBC Radio 1, with a music video accompanying it the next day.[1][4] The same week, they performed one headline show in London at the Borderline with support from label mates Conjurer,[3] where they performed "Rituals" and "The Hollow Hour".[5] In December 2017, Rolo Tomassi performed their first concerts in the United States, supporting The Number Twelve Looks Like You on their Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear. 12 year anniversary tour.[6]
Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It was recorded, like their previous album Grievances, at The Ranch in Southampton.[4]
Composition
The music of Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It has been described as mathcore,[7][8] post-rock,[9][10][11] experimental rock,[9][12] with heavy elements of ambient music.[9][7][10]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[15] |
Metacritic | 92/100[14] |
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Source | Rating |
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Drowned in Sound | 8/10[13] |
Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[11] |
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Metal Storm | (8.5/10)[16] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It has received an average score of 92, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim"; it is currently the highest-scoring album of 2018 on the site.[14][17]
Kerrang! gave the album a perfect score, citing it as "a classic" and "a hugely satisfying listen, with the longer songs in particular allowing the band free rein to indulge every experimental urge."[9] NME was similar in its assessment, saying "whereas Grievances was so bleak you could feel the dull ache of its bruises, Time Will Die’s increased use of light and space ensures it stands alone in an arsenal of already exceptional records."[8]
The Line of Best Fit gave the album a 7.5/10, concluding that "Rolo Tomassi are a band still looking to push themselves further forward creatively, while remaining just as focused on retaining the dramatic core of their sound that has long set them apart from any contemporaries."[11]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Eva Spence and James Spence; all music is composed by Rolo Tomassi
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Towards Dawn" | 3:45 |
2. | "Aftermath" | 3:52 |
3. | "Rituals" | 3:25 |
4. | "The Hollow Hour" | 7:28 |
5. | "Balancing the Dark" | 3:59 |
6. | "Alma Mater" | 3:11 |
7. | "A Flood of Light" | 8:20 |
8. | "Whispers Among Us" | 5:10 |
9. | "Contretemps" | 8:17 |
10. | "Risen" | 5:37 |
Total length: | 53:04 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It.
Rolo Tomassi
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Additional personnel
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References
Citations
- ^ a b Christian Eede (6 November 2017). "Rolo Tomassi Announce New Album". The Quietus. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ James Davenport (31 August 2017). "Rolo Tomassi announce only UK headline show of 2017". Punktastic.
- ^ a b Stephen Ackroyd (31 August 2017). "Rolo Tomassi have announced their only UK headline show of 2017". Upsetmagazine. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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(help) - ^ a b Emma Garland (30 October 2017). "Rolo Tomassi's "Rituals" Oozes with Release and Relief". Noisey. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Remfry Dedman (7 November 2017). "Rolo Tomassi, The Borderline, gig review: A savage and sublime display from one of the UK's most singular bands". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "The Number Twelve Looks Like You Announce "Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear." 12th Anniversary Tour". The PRP. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Rolo Tomassi Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Rolo Tomassi – 'Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It' Review". NME. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b c d e "Album Of The Week: Rolo Tomassi's Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It Is A Classic — Kerrang!". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It | Albums | musicOMH". musicOMH. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Rolo Tomassi's Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It finds them as ferocious as ever". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b "Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It". DIY. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "Album Review: Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It by Rolo Tomassi, retrieved 2018-05-30
- ^ "Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It by Rolo Tomassi reviews - Any Decent Music". www.anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ RaduP (14 April 2018). "Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It". Metal Storm. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Best Music and Albums for 2018". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-05-30.