''"Darling the Dawn"'' is the debut studio album by Canadian
post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of experimental rock that emphasizes Texture (music), texture, atmosphere, and non-traditional song structures over conventional rock techniques. Post-rock artists often combine rock instrumentation and rock stylings wit ...
duo
All Hands_Make Light.
Reception
A brief review for ''
BrooklynVegan
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'' by Andrew Sacher considers this music a mixture of
Broken Social Scene
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and
Godspeed! You Black Emperor.
Nicholas Sokic rated this release an 8 out of 10 for ''
Exclaim!
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'', writing that "the guitar-free, orchestral shoegaze is propped up by a treasure trove of Montreal's independent music scene".
In ''
Uncut'', Sharon O'Connell gave ''Darling the Dawn'' a 7 out of 10, calling it "luminous" with "soundscapes that shift across drone, ancestral chant, shoegaze and a forlorn take on sacred music, lent extra otherworldly heft by Engle’s beauteous vocals".
The album was longlisted for the
2023 Polaris Music Prize
The 2023 edition of the Canada, Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2023. The winner was electronic musician Debby Friday for her album ''Good Luck (Debby Friday album), Good Luck''.
The longlist was announced on June 13, ...
.
Track listing
#"A Sparrows’ Lift" – 3:13
#"We Live on a Fucking Planet and Baby That’s the Sun" – 10:07
#"Waiting for the Light to Quit" – 4:46
#"A Workers’ Graveyard (Poor Eternal)" – 3:07
#"The Sons and Daughters of Poor Eternal" – 9:28
#"Anchor" – 7:30
#"Lie Down in Roses Dear" – 5:50
Personnel
All Hands_Make Light
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Ariel Engle – vocals
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Efrim Manuel Menuck – instrumentation
Additional personnel
*Michele Fiedler Fuentes – artwork
*Jace Lasek –
mixing
*Jessica Moss – violin
*Harris Newman –
mastering
*Liam O’Neill – drums
See also
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List of 2023 albums
References
External links
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2023 albums
All Hands Make Light albums
Constellation Records (Canada) albums