I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone
| I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 June 2011 | |||
| Label | Function | |||
| Maybeshewill chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| NME |    [2] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[3] |
| Rock Sound | 8/10[4] |
| SputnikMusic | [5] |
I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone is the third studio album by English post-rock band Maybeshewill. It was released on 11 June 2011 by Function Records.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76 based on 4 reviews.[1]
In a review for NME, critic reviewer Abby Tayleure wrote: "Their first studio-recorded album, after working on the other two in a spare bedroom, took a grand total of 18 months to put together and is reminiscent of the likes of 65daysofstatic, Mogwai and Glassjaw. Epic guitars, crashing drums and intense keys – it’s a dramatic record that will shake your bones.[2] Tim Newbound of Rock Sound called the release the "most ball-bustingly intense and breathtakingly beautiful thing" the band has ever done.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening" | 1:58 |
| 2. | "Take This to Heart" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Red Paper Lanterns" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Critical Distance" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Accolades" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "An End to Camaraderie" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Words for Arabella" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Farewell, Sarajevo" | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Relative Minors" | 6:22 |
| 10. | "To the Skies from a Hillside" | 5:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Спутник-2" | 3:05 |
| 12. | "I'm in Awe Amadeus" (Acoustic) | 3:48 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b Tayleure, Abby (25 May 2011). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Ezell, Brice (25 November 2012). "PopMatters Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b Newbound, Tim (29 May 2011). "Rock Sound Review". Rock Sound. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "SputnikMusic Review". SputnikMusic. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Dedman, Remfry (21 March 2016). "Maybeshewill Interview: 'It's really nice to be able to go out at this point and finish on a high'". The Independent. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Maybeshewill - I was Her For A Moment, Then I Was Gone" (in Japanese). Apple Music. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone at Discogs (list of releases)
- I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone at MusicBrainz (list of releases)