Sines is the fourth studio album by New Zealand post-rock band Jakob. It was released through The Mylene Sheath records on October 21, 2014.[1] The album was recorded at Roundhead Studios and Sister Lung Studios in Auckland and Napier, respectively, mixed by Jeff Boyle and mastered by Chris Chetland. Rhian Sheehan contributed the string arrangements. Single "Blind Them with Science" premiered August 1, 2014.[2]
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| Released | October 21, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Roundhead Studios, Sister Lung Studios, Method Studio | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 44:40 | |||
| Label | The Mylene Sheath, Shoot The Freak Records | |||
| Producer | Jakob | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The AU Review | 9.5/10[3] |
| Beat Magazine | Positive[4] |
| Echoes and Dust | Positive[5] |
| The New Zealand Herald |  [6] |
| Off the Tracks | Positive[7] |
| Rolling Stone Australia |  [8] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10[9] |
Upon release, the album was met with generally favorable reviews. Rod Whitfield of Beat Magazine gave the album a positive review and described the compositions on Sines as "strange and beautiful soundscapes [meant] to enthrall and entrap you" with "much ebb and flow…subtle in its delivery and effect." Whitfield called the use of "real" strings as "dark, melancholic [and beautiful]". He stated that the songs are "long, dense and…quite tough, [but] if you let them into your soul they are truly compelling."[4] Another positive review from Nick Dodds of Echoes and Dust said the album was "magnificent", "glorious" and "wonderful...Forty four odd minutes of sublime beauty".[5] In 2015 the album was awarded the Taite Music Prize.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Blind Them with Science" | 6:57 |
| 2. | "Emergent" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Magna Carta" | 6:15 |
| 4. | "Harmonia" | 6:05 |
| 5. | "Resolve" | 9:11 |
| 6. | "Darkness" | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Sines" | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 44:40 | |
Personnel
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References
edit- ^ "Sines by Jakob". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Staff (1 August 2014). "Exclusive Track Premiere: Jakob Advise You to "Blind Them with Science"". metalsucks.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Evans, Matthew (13 October 2014). "Album Review: Jakob - Sines (2014 LP)". theaureview.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b Whitfield, Rod. "Jakob : Sines". beat.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b Dodds, Nick (21 October 2014). "Jakob – Sines". echoesanddust.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Reid, Graham (14 November 2014). "Album review: Jakob, Sines". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Sweetman, Simon (15 October 2014). "Jakob: Sines". offthetracks.co.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Stapleton, Dan (15 October 2014). "Jakob Sines Consume". rollingstoneaus.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Larsen, Paul (25 November 2014). "Album Review: Jakob - Sines". undertheradar.co.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Jakob - Sines". discogs.com. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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