Gregor Samsa
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3Hive - "Gregor Samsa is my new favorite band... Imagine if Sigur Ros were from Richmond, Virginia..."

CMJ - "a lush, symphonic mood ring of sound that gets stuck in the melancholy...But to peg this quintet as "slowcore" would do injustice to the intricate harmonies built in the background and made by scratching their guitar strings...eerie guy/girl vocals border on atmospheric, Julee Cruise territory...set against trembling guitars, piano and violin...begs for some strange David Lynch dream sequence to provide context."

Drowned in Sound - 8/10 "Gregor Samsa have the power to render time and space meaningless"

Pitchfork - 7.8 "phenomenal debut"

Alternative Press - "4 stars... sounds richer the louder you crank it"

Lost at Sea - 8/10 "stunning, dense dream pop...an immense, ethereal triumph"

Stylus - B+ "fully-formed music that only self-assured bands make"

Sound the Sirens - "Combines the haunting serenity of early Low with the scope of Mogwai."

Copper Press - "powerfully rendered and deliciously atmospheric... its hushed vocals and lush textural explorations leave one glad that the band has savored every moment."

Aquarian - A+ "The kind of record you could lose yourself in forever"

Rocksound (UK) - 9/10, "...a truly magical record. Imagine Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval fronting Godspeed You! Black Emperor at their cinematic best and you’d be somewhere near the majesty of this record...‘Even Numbers’, gracefully unfurls itself before strings come flooding in, with Nikki King’s vocals sounding so delicate they could shatter at any moment. Simply beautiful."

Neumu - "Gorgeous, lonely, thoughtful and mysterious"

All Music - "would come in a close second to Brian Eno in the ambient music sweepstakes."

Slug - " lures the listener in with lush, off-kilter beauty, only to abuse him with overpowering blows of amplified whispers."

UR Chicago - "hazy atmospheres, dreamy interludes and slow, droning build-ups"

PopMatters - "they occupy a darkened corner of their own, a buried place with stretches of tension and one or two startling monsters that crash out at you."

Decoy Music - "a long awaited gem"

Aquarius Records - "low and serene and absolutely breathtaking."

Neighborhoodies Music - "Elegaic and powerful, Gregor Samsa have clearly learned how to thrive in the rarefied air between atmosphere and melody."

Smother Magazine - "may just be what Explosions in the Sky listen to for inspiration."

Transform Online - "beautifully crafted, minimalist soundscapes"