Flesh & Machine
by Daniel Lanois
  • Record Label: Anti
  • Release Date: Oct 27, 2014
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. The Guardian
    Dec 18, 2014
    80
    At times sublime, at others sinister, the music captures the feel of an untamed landscape where natural beauty lurks within, and menace approaches.
  2. PopMatters
    Oct 30, 2014
    80
    Flesh and Machine‘s live performances may belong to the night, but the sensations stirred through listening to the album will linger for far longer.
  3. Pitchfork
    Nov 18, 2014
    77
    It might seem like faint praise to call Flesh & Machine Lanois’ best and most realized solo album, but it’s also one of the best ambient records of 2014--an endlessly inventive collection of songs built on odd, often lurid sounds and textures, somehow rough and gentle at the same time.
  5. The New York Times
    Oct 30, 2014
    70
    This is hardly a new concept, but Mr. Lanois knows how to put an accessible stamp on his more experimental protocols.
  6. Exclaim
    Oct 30, 2014
    70
    Once you get through "The End" (which is actually near the beginning)--with a barrage of cymbals care of Brian Blade--Flesh And Machine is a relatively subdued affair.

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