Room Inside the World
Ought’s first couple of albums offered a tense, splintered if anthemic vision of post-punk, leavening their discord with hooks, their hail with the occasional hit of sunshine. Far more beautiful but no less exploratory, their third album finds them ascending to the gloomy grandeur of bands like The National or Protomartyr, from the gentle grit of “Disgraced in America” to the Joy Division-ish “These 3 Things” to the striking “Desire,” which blooms from a jagged whisper to a soul-dredging ballad.
Ought’s third album straightens out their sound, offering a more refined new wave palette underneath their singular and compelling lyrical style.
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The Montreal quartet take their foot off the pedal with mixed results on their third album, Room Inside The World
The drum machine-led, synth-furnished single "These 3 Things" was the first the world would hear from Montreal band Ought's third full-length offering.
Ought's third album is a joyous philosophical cacophony that finds new ways to inform, excite and challenge the listener.
Ought started their career sprinting, in more ways than one. By releasing two albums and an EP in a 17-month period during 2014 and 2015, th...
The post-punk label has been following Ought since their first release and while Tim Darcy and his fellow Montréal transplants claim there was never a mindful adoption of that style, the description of their sound is hard to deny.
Ought are back with the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Sun Coming Down’. Lead single ‘These 3 Things’ offered the first glimpse
'Room Inside The World' is just short of being a masterpiece, instead, Ought's third album is one that's tantalisingly imperfect.
One of the issues most frequently taken with musical criticism and fandom is the idea that, to get a good reception from fans and critics, a band or artist...
Review of 'Room Inside The World' by Ought: Ought evolve their sound while being emotionally potent on 'Room Inside The World'
A crucial step forward from songwriters with the chops and courage to continue to challenge our expectations of indie rock.