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- CraveOnline10/10
- PopMatters9/10
- Rock Sound9/10
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Allmusic4.5/5
- The Skinny4/5
- Drowned in Sound8/10
- MusicOMH4/5
- Pitchfork7.7/10
- Spin7/10
- Metacriticaggregate86/100
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Empros is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Russian Circles. The album was released on October 25, 2011 through Sargent House.This is Russian Circles' first album released solely through Sargent House. For the group's first three albums, Sargent House released limited edition vinyl copies, while CD and digital copies were handled by Suicide Squeeze Records or Flameshovel Records.Russian Circles began writing Empros in January 2011.In April 2011, the group entered Phantom Manor studios in Chicago, Illinois with producer Brandon Curtis of The Secret Machines and Interpol, who also previously produced the group's 2009 album Geneva. Bassist Brian Cook described the band's mindset for creating Empros as trying to "make the same ebb and flow of our live set happen on the record, with more constructive dynamics and dramatic bridging between songs."The album was also described in a press release from Sargent House as being Russian Circles' heaviest album to date.On September 28, 2011 the song "Mládek" was made available for online streaming and free download.
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The title of the song was named after Tomas Mládek, Russian Circles' European tour bus driver.So far the album has been well received by critics, earning a 7/10 from Spin, who writes, "Though crunching at their heaviest, the band still shines brightest when they edge toward indie-rock approachability."
In brief
- Is Empros good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Empros 4.5/5 from 1 rating.
- When was Empros released?
- Empros was released in 2011.
- How many tracks are on Empros?
- Empros has 6 tracks, with a runtime of 45 minutes.
- What genre is Empros?
- Empros is catalogued under Post-Rock, Rock.
- What BPM is Empros?
- Empros runs at a median tempo of 140 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Empros?
- Listeners of Empros also rate The Bad Fire by Mogwai, Tertia by Caspian, Origins by God Is an Astronaut.