Lowborn
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| Studio album by Anberlin | ||||
| Released | July 22, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 40:04 | |||
| Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
| Producer | Anberlin | |||
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| Metacritic | 74/100 |
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| AbsolutePunk | 75% |
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| Cross Rhythms |   |
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| Outburn | 7/10 |
| Rock Sound | 6/10 |
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Lowborn (stylized as lowborn) is the seventh and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Anberlin. The album was scheduled for release on June 24, 2014, but was pushed back to July 22, 2014. This album was produced by the band. The album has been described by Stephen Christian as "eclectic and chaotic, just like a good Anberlin record should be."
Lowborn received positive reviews from music critics. On the review combining publication Metacritic, the album has a score of 74 taken from four reviews, meaning the project has seen generally favorable reception. In a three and a half star review by AllMusic, Matt Collar averred, "despite this heaviness, Anberlin have crafted an album of deeply emotive and, one imagines for longtime fans, cathartic songs." In a three and a half star review from Alternative Press, Evan Lucy remarked, it "isn't as good as Vital, but it still does an admirable job at continuing Anberlin's sonic expansion", but "There's a push and pull, between these styles [modern rock and new wave] that ultimately makes Lowborn feel a bit conflicted, like the yin and yang of growing older but refusing to let the fire burn out completely." In addition, Lucy says the music is best when the pendulum is right dead center between the two. Andy Biddulph, writing for Rock Sound, rated the album a six out of ten because "it's telling that the first track is the best, and while their insistence on progression must be applauded, it's a shame that this band is going out with something less than a band." In a seven out of ten review for Outburn, Dan Slessor regarded the final product as "uneven".
In a review of 75 percent by AbsolutePunk, Craig Manning wrote, "Luckily, Lowborn is a fairly strong record on a song-for-song basis, and the added emotional heft of it being a swansong helps to elevate it above the weaker entries in the band’s catalog – even despite its numerous issues." In a four star review for CCM magazine, Matt Conner declared, "Stephen Christian and company are going out on top." In a four star review by HM magazine, Chelc Eaves described the music as "imaginative and perceptive" because "The instruments sound well-mixed, and the lyrics are all very well-scripted", and it is like "the sound of a decade-old, well oiled machine" coming to a culmination. In a four star review from Sputnikmusic, SowingSeason wrote, "Lowborn is a gift to fans" showing how "Anberlin is a band that will never truly die." In a five star review from New Release Tuesday, Mary Nikkel wrote, "With Lowborn, Anberlin has set the crown on an already illustrious career" displays exactly how "The group is definitely successfully blazing out rather than fading away." In a nine out of ten review by Cross Rhythms, Tony Cummings wrote, "All in all, this is a fitting farewell to a great rock band."
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