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THE REVIEW
Look, it's snowing.
Impossible, the peach trees are in bloom.
The roofs of the ancient temples are all covered with a soft blanket. The flakes fall slowly, settling on the peach blossoms, embracing them, and together they let themselves fall. The Last Hours of Eternity are like this, they pass by slowly, almost pleasantly, they put you at peace with the world, they're like warm tears that gently trickle down. And when the storm rages, it doesn't seem to touch you, wrapped as you are in that sweet and nostalgic aura.
If to the comforting arpeggios of Mono or Explosions In The Sky you add the desperate fury of vintage emocore, at worst you get something unlistenable, a sweet-salty mix that goes neither up nor down. But if the ingredients are mixed correctly, if you manage to sketch scenarios where anger and peace coexist, but where the latter cannot completely overshadow the former, then the snow will fall on the blooming peach trees.
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The review poetically describes Envy's album Recitation as a slow, peaceful yet emotionally intense experience. Combining the atmospheric arpeggios reminiscent of Mono and Explosions In The Sky with raw emocore fury, it creates a balance where anger and calm coexist. The album is praised for its unique blend and evocative storytelling. The reviewer rates it highly for its atmospheric depth and emotional impact.Tracklist
Envy
Envy is a Japanese music group from Tokyo active since the early 1990s, known for fusing screamo/post-hardcore intensity with expansive post-rock dynamics and spoken/screamed vocals by Tetsuya Fukagawa.07 Reviews
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By StefanoHab
The Japanese develop fantastic ideas, blend epicity, melody, and compositional lyricism, but they seem not to always have the same inspiration necessary to complete the compositions.
Recitation is a great album. And it doesn’t matter if it’s not Envy’s masterpiece, and if its quality may seem a bit inferior to previous albums.
