''The Lone Descent'' is the fifth studio album by the Danish band Of the Wand & the Moon, released on 10 October 2011 through Heiðrunar Myrkrunar.

Reception

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''s Jeppe Krogsgaard Christensen, ''

Politiken ''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been indepe ...

''s Simon Lund and ''

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''s Finn P. Madsen all gave ''The Lone Descent'' a rating of five out of six. Krogsgaard Christensen described it as Of the Wand & the Moon's "artistic culmination". Lund wrote that the fundamental

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concept has remained the same from the previous album, but "the texture has become many layers thicker"; Madsen wrote that the band has moved further away from previous models, such as

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and

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, and closer to

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and

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". Krogsgaard Christensen highlighted the track "Tear It Apart" and wrote that the combination of melancholy, beautiful melodies and musical ambition on every track is "brilliant". Lund wrote that the "captivating melodies" should make it possible for the album to attract some international attention, and Madsen called it "absolutely one of the best Danish releases of the year".

Track listing

References

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