It’s rare that you find a band with a debut album as refined as Gregor Samsa, but that’s what five years of practice will do for you.  Full text...

55:12 is an inspired record of newly discovered dreams.  Full text...

It may not be a new formula, but Gregor Samsa manage to breathe some life into it.  Full text...

Gregor Samsa is more about mood than meaning, and at this extended length, the band gets a chance to set that mood definitively, at a dreamy, draggy pace that would make the Cowboy Junkies seem lively and would come in a close second to Brian Eno in the ambient music sweepstakes.  Full text...

55:12 is an excellent debut, a continuous listen that doesn't require you to skip any songs and deserves repeat plays.  Full text...

As a whole, there's just a bit too much meandering on 55:12 to fully engage me, but those looking for a post rock fix may find it hits in the right places.  Full text...

The music on 55:12 stretches out to form a menacing swath of organic delicate noise with guitar play loosely above tones at times not quite recognizable.  Full text...

It’s to Gregor Samsa’s credit that they can keep the soundscape going for almost an hour without violating the internal harmony of the thing or letting it sag. The ideas they draw on are not always their own but they use them well.  Full text...