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"The Church were a bunch of early 80's Sydney psych-obsessives whose second album 'The Blurred Crusade' is, no doubt, fondly remembered at Syd Barrett conventions to this day. Unnerving then, to discover they've continued their orbit ever since, spanning drug busts, internal squabbles and the recording of a none-more-Tap 80 min jam entitled 'Bastard Universe Stages 1-6. Which brings us to this. And guess what? It's brilliant. Recorded at their own spacejunk studios in an effort to conjure up their old lysergic spell, it creaks with class. 'See Your Lights' finds Steve Kilbey murmuring likes he's just woken up from a 15 yr laudanum coma, while Marty Willson-Piper's 12 strings still sound like they're beamed from a Byronic lair in Alpha Centauri. Space-rock odysseys don't get much woozier - Charlie Peace 8/10"

BILLBOARD
"It has been a decade since the major-label heyday of this Australian quartet, but the Church continues to thrive artistically after nearly a quarter-century at work. The group's new self-produced effort sports a grand, appropriately cathedral-like sound. It also contains the band's familiar mix of Steve Kilbey's understated vocalizing, highly impressionistic lyrics and spacey pop psychedelia that effortlessly melds the supposedly incompatible styles of such progenitors as Pink Floyd and the Beach Boys. There is a wealth of superior tracks to select from here, with "Song in Space," "Appalatia," "Don't You Fall" and "Reversal" the strongest tunes. The Church falls between the cracks of established stateside rock radio formats, and the group's melodic trippiness may elude programmers. But longtime fans will find plenty to cherish on this very atmospheric and tuneful sortie. CM"

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The Church, Forget Yourself (***) Casual listeners might be surprised to learn that this Australian rock quartet, which made a faint blip on U.S. radar with Under the Milky Way in 1988, has an impressive recording career stretching back 23 years. The band's experience, perseverance and finely honed blend of mood and melody emerges with clarity and grace on this 17th album, in which Marty Willson-Piper's sumptuous guitar and Steven Kilbey's haunting baritone combine to gorgeous effect in a rich and resonant soundscape. The muted drama and lush but unfussy arrangements of standouts Telepath, I Kept Everything, Song in Space and Sealine make Forget Yourself a memorable pleasure. —Gundersen

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Inpress - "the songwriting is breathtaking, the songwriting is breathtaking"..."highlight is Telepath, where harmonies melt and the wonderful interplay between guitarists' Willson-Piper and Peter Koppes comes to the fore"..."plenty of life left in this remarkable group".

Undercover - "a welcome return to the scene and their 23 years of existence is shown through their airy-but-powerful music and their smart, but somehow cynical lyrics....loud when it needs to be and hushes up when necessary..what it lacks in commercialism it makes up for in brilliance"

Aust Rolling Stone - "situation normal for The Church's 16th studio exploration of guitarchitecture and stoned atmospherics. Front Guy Steve Kilbey still recites his cryptic word puzzles as though he's been caught sleepwalking and Marty Willson-Piper hasn't lost the knack of locking into a supersonic guitar ragga (check out The Theatre and It's Double)."

Brag - "The glorious, unwieldy Sealight sets the tone for this record which sees The Church more stoner-rock than ever, but just as reliably (and inconsistently) excellent as they've been for the last 22 years. Electrified acoustic guitars, extensive instrument-swapping and the live/jam feel of songs recorded as they were written in the studio makes for a somewhat precarious balance of richness and psychedelia; it's almost too much. But do as the title says and you will be rewarded immediately with the disintegrating denouement of Song In Space and the ghostly melodrama of The Theatre and its Double, a great example of Kilbey's rambling, apocryphal narrative style. While I prefer its sparser moments (June) the standout track on Forget Yourself is Reversal, most influenced by their remix CD and sounding like a little lost bit of Notwist amidst twangling guitars. The Church's artistry doesn't let go its heady spell until Summer washed its warm waves over to the final fadeout. Commendable, again."

Sun Herald - "technically brilliant"

Australian Financial Review - "their spacerock isn't so far in texture and aural flavour from so much of today's dance music, minus perhaps the metronomic beat.....a densely multilayered affair of gauzy sound, thick with guitars, keyboards and Kilbey's sometimes half-heard vocals...evocative, atmospheric and very trippy, as you might imagine their chiming sound from the early days evolving, now sophisticated, dense and evocative, yet still fey in the enduring manner. It rocks, though in a slightly circumspect way, but equally revels in it sown heady orchestration of inventive effects."

Soundbuzz - "unarguably Australian music icons.....they explore the fringes of emotionally inspired music and stay true to their own code.....offer more consistency and competency but few surprises which, given their age, is understandable. However, for fans of the band, it is a worthy album that sees them pouring heart and soul into the performances, building waves of psychedelic sound to take your mind off into the ether. File under trippy rock."

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