346:
240:
341:
336:
331:
326:
235:
230:
225:
220:
29:
447:
aspect. An example is the "slow, wistful bliss" of "Candy Shoppe," a track with an atmosphere set by McGuire's guitar sounds and numerous synthesizer textures present in the background. The guitar also makes up a lot of space on "The Cycle of Abuse" until "cloudy drones" and groan voice whispers come
422:
and synthesized classical music, consisting of slightly cheesy-sounding keyboard arpeggiations," "waveform generators," and "sweet-and-sour analog synth sounds." He called some of the record's material, including "Candy Shoppe," a more enthusiastic version of the works of
473:
As Miller described "Genetic," "It opens with a pulsating analog synth melody and ascendant vocals that sound like the closing hymn from a much distant church—resounding, rejoicing and mourning all at once—before McGuire's slippery,
1121:
478:-indebted guitar anchors its psychedelic swirl. And yet, even as it pushes into the dense wanderlusts of their past, there's a distinct concern for melody."
863:
462:
Songs like the rough-feeling "Summerdata," which Miller described as "a snowy blast of static like bits of data forging sound," recall the same
400:
styles that were a part of their previous albums. However, in the words of journalist Derek Miller, it is much more "sharp", concise and
1035:
Pastoral melodies gurgle from orderly banks of synths, while tracks like 'Genetic' highlight Mark McGuire's otherworldly guitar shimmer.
830:
377:
placed it at number 36 on its list of "The Top 50 Albums of 2010", and number 139 on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".
927:
470:
styles that were on the group's previous works. Anderson called it "intensely involving despite being largely arrhythmic."
1115:
955:
1075:
735:
765:
28:
1047:
660:
455:
and frantic guitars, the songs "Double Helix" and the title track were compared by Miller to the works of
404:-influenced than their previous works. In categorising the album's overall style, critic Rick Anderson of
873:
804:
155:
899:
1141:
475:
1080:
1052:
932:
904:
740:
373:
273:
868:
436:
261:
1029:
1005:
895:
835:
769:
666:
456:
317:
305:
249:
189:
840:
1107:
705:
694:
688:
361:
126:
41:
424:
419:
368:
1135:
684:
411:
389:
119:
84:
79:
753:...they presaged the New Age pop revival that would flourish throughout the decade.
114:
467:
463:
415:
72:
1000:
960:
293:
431:
401:
397:
393:
808:
452:
444:
406:
212:
89:
443:
Miller noted McGuire guitar work to be the focal point of the record's
418:
experimentation." He compared the album's soundscape to that of 1970s
365:
36:
649:
928:"Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here? (Expanded Reissue)"
831:"Album Review: Emeralds – Does It Look Like I'm Here?"
364:. It contains a mix of tracks previously released as
497:
489:
125:
113:
97:
71:
63:
48:
35:
21:
994:
992:
990:
988:
986:
984:
982:
980:
978:
766:"Does it Look Like I'm Here? by Emeralds reviews"
410:labeled it a "slightly uneasy borderland between
1120:: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
8:
323:
217:
169:
27:
18:
1027:"Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here?".
430:Anderson compared "It Doesn't Arrive" to
1001:"Emeralds – Does It Look Like I'm Here?"
954:Gabriele, Timothy (September 15, 2010).
805:"Does It Look Like I'm Here? – Emeralds"
486:
956:"Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here?"
900:"Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here?"
864:"Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here?"
726:
1113:
699:Jen Gomez – cover photography, layout
198:
175:
7:
926:Fallon, Patric (September 1, 2023).
798:
796:
794:
792:
790:
788:
786:
734:Pitchfork Staff (October 8, 2019).
679:Production and additional personnel
1076:"The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s"
736:"The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s"
14:
325:
219:
16:2010 studio album by Emeralds
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
238:
233:
228:
223:
218:
1056:. December 16, 2010. p. 2
999:Miller, Derek (June 4, 2010).
490:
360:is a 2010 album from the band
1:
862:Jahdi, Robin (May 19, 2010).
572:"Does It Look Like I'm Here?"
1104:Does It Look Like I'm Here?
1048:"The Top 50 Albums of 2010"
829:Gibb, Rory (June 2, 2010).
644:Does It Look Like I'm Here?
451:Featuring dark-toned synth
386:Does It Look Like I'm Here?
357:Does It Look Like I'm Here?
147:Does It Look Like I'm Here?
22:Does It Look Like I'm Here?
1158:
623:
612:
601:
590:
579:
568:
557:
546:
535:
524:
513:
502:
494:
206:
203:
183:
180:
133:
26:
672:John Elliott – performer
1110:. Editions Mego. 2010.
52:June 8, 2010
876:on September 18, 2018
843:on September 18, 2018
702:Mike Pollard – layout
156:Just to Feel Anything
517:"The Cycle of Abuse"
171:Professional ratings
1116:cite AV media notes
605:"It Doesn't Arrive"
172:
693:Andreas Lubich –
437:Music for Airports
388:contains the same
371:and new material.
170:
896:Sherburne, Philip
717:
716:
642:Adapted from the
634:
633:
353:
352:
168:
167:
164:
163:
1149:
1126:
1125:
1119:
1111:
1100:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1084:. 8 October 2019
1072:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1024:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1006:Resident Advisor
996:
973:
972:
970:
968:
951:
945:
944:
942:
940:
923:
917:
916:
914:
912:
898:(June 9, 2010).
892:
886:
885:
883:
881:
872:. Archived from
859:
853:
852:
850:
848:
839:. Archived from
836:Drowned in Sound
826:
820:
819:
817:
815:
803:Anderson, Rick.
800:
781:
780:
778:
776:
762:
756:
755:
750:
748:
731:
695:cutting engineer
667:Steve Hauschildt
650:
627:"Access Granted"
616:"Now You See Me"
539:"Science Center"
492:
487:
457:Dominick Argento
448:into the track.
349:
348:
347:
343:
342:
338:
337:
333:
332:
328:
327:
306:Resident Advisor
287:
282:
250:Drowned in Sound
243:
242:
241:
237:
236:
232:
231:
227:
226:
222:
221:
176:Aggregate scores
173:
135:
134:
109:
108:
104:
59:
57:
31:
19:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1112:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1087:
1085:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1059:
1057:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1011:
1009:
998:
997:
976:
966:
964:
953:
952:
948:
938:
936:
925:
924:
920:
910:
908:
894:
893:
889:
879:
877:
861:
860:
856:
846:
844:
828:
827:
823:
813:
811:
802:
801:
784:
774:
772:
770:AnyDecentMusic?
764:
763:
759:
746:
744:
733:
732:
728:
723:
718:
640:
635:
484:
425:Fripp & Eno
383:
345:
340:
335:
330:
285:
283:
280:
239:
234:
229:
224:
190:AnyDecentMusic?
159:
150:
141:
106:
102:
101:
55:
53:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1155:
1153:
1145:
1144:
1134:
1133:
1128:
1127:
1095:
1067:
1039:
1019:
974:
946:
918:
887:
854:
821:
782:
757:
725:
724:
722:
719:
715:
714:
710:
709:
703:
700:
697:
691:
681:
680:
675:
674:
673:
670:
664:
657:
656:
648:
639:
636:
632:
631:
628:
625:
621:
620:
617:
614:
610:
609:
606:
603:
599:
598:
595:
592:
588:
587:
584:
581:
577:
576:
573:
570:
566:
565:
562:
559:
555:
554:
551:
548:
544:
543:
540:
537:
533:
532:
529:
528:"Double Helix"
526:
522:
521:
518:
515:
511:
510:
507:
506:"Candy Shoppe"
504:
500:
499:
496:
493:
485:
483:
480:
420:electronic pop
382:
379:
351:
350:
321:
313:
312:
309:
301:
300:
297:
289:
288:
277:
269:
268:
265:
257:
256:
253:
245:
244:
215:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
196:
195:
192:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
166:
165:
162:
161:
152:
143:
131:
130:
123:
122:
117:
111:
110:
99:
95:
94:
93:
92:
87:
82:
75:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
50:
46:
45:
40:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1154:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1123:
1117:
1109:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1083:
1082:
1077:
1071:
1068:
1055:
1054:
1049:
1043:
1040:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1023:
1020:
1008:
1007:
1002:
995:
993:
991:
989:
987:
985:
983:
981:
979:
975:
967:September 18,
963:
962:
957:
950:
947:
935:
934:
929:
922:
919:
907:
906:
901:
897:
891:
888:
880:September 18,
875:
871:
870:
865:
858:
855:
847:September 18,
842:
838:
837:
832:
825:
822:
810:
806:
799:
797:
795:
793:
791:
789:
787:
783:
771:
767:
761:
758:
754:
743:
742:
737:
730:
727:
720:
713:
707:
704:
701:
698:
696:
692:
690:
686:
685:James Plotkin
683:
682:
678:
677:
676:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
658:
654:
653:
652:
651:
647:
646:liner notes.
645:
637:
629:
626:
622:
618:
615:
611:
607:
604:
600:
596:
593:
589:
585:
582:
578:
574:
571:
567:
563:
560:
556:
552:
549:
545:
541:
538:
534:
530:
527:
523:
519:
516:
512:
508:
505:
501:
488:
482:Track listing
481:
479:
477:
471:
469:
465:
460:
458:
454:
449:
446:
441:
439:
438:
433:
428:
426:
421:
417:
413:
412:ambient music
409:
408:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
380:
378:
376:
375:
370:
367:
363:
359:
358:
322:
320:
319:
315:
314:
310:
308:
307:
303:
302:
298:
296:
295:
291:
290:
278:
276:
275:
271:
270:
266:
264:
263:
259:
258:
254:
252:
251:
247:
246:
216:
214:
211:
210:
202:
199:Review scores
197:
193:
191:
188:
187:
179:
174:
158:
157:
153:
149:
148:
144:
140:
137:
136:
132:
128:
124:
121:
120:Editions Mego
118:
116:
112:
100:
96:
91:
88:
86:
83:
81:
78:
77:
76:
74:
70:
66:
62:
51:
47:
43:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1103:
1098:
1086:. Retrieved
1079:
1070:
1058:. Retrieved
1051:
1042:
1034:
1028:
1022:
1010:. Retrieved
1004:
965:. Retrieved
959:
949:
939:September 1,
937:. Retrieved
931:
921:
909:. Retrieved
903:
890:
878:. Retrieved
874:the original
867:
857:
845:. Retrieved
841:the original
834:
824:
812:. Retrieved
775:December 21,
773:. Retrieved
760:
752:
745:. Retrieved
739:
729:
711:
661:Mark McGuire
643:
641:
583:"Summerdata"
472:
461:
450:
442:
435:
429:
405:
385:
384:
372:
356:
355:
354:
316:
304:
292:
272:
260:
248:
154:
146:
145:
138:
37:Studio album
1142:2010 albums
911:October 19,
814:October 19,
669:– performer
663:– performer
468:drone music
464:noise music
416:avant-garde
381:Composition
1106:(sleeve).
961:PopMatters
721:References
476:Gottsching
294:PopMatters
129:chronology
56:2010-06-08
1088:9 October
1081:Pitchfork
1060:April 25,
1053:Pitchfork
1012:March 23,
933:Pitchfork
905:Pitchfork
741:Pitchfork
708:– artwork
689:mastering
638:Personnel
561:"Goes By"
550:"Genetic"
453:arpeggios
432:Brian Eno
402:pop music
398:kosmische
394:krautrock
374:Pitchfork
274:Pitchfork
67:2009–2010
1136:Category
1108:Emeralds
809:AllMusic
706:Emeralds
655:Emeralds
445:escapism
407:Allmusic
362:Emeralds
213:AllMusic
139:Emeralds
127:Emeralds
90:synthpop
64:Recorded
49:Released
42:Emeralds
39: by
1033:: 106.
594:"Shade"
390:new age
369:singles
284:8.7/10
279:8.3/10
160:(2012)
151:(2010)
142:(2009)
85:new-age
80:Ambient
54: (
747:May 4,
712:
498:Length
366:7-inch
286:(2023)
281:(2010)
207:Rating
204:Source
194:8.0/10
184:Rating
181:Source
98:Length
1030:Uncut
553:12:08
495:Title
318:Uncut
311:4.0/5
267:3.5/5
115:Label
73:Genre
1122:link
1090:2019
1062:2017
1014:2017
969:2018
941:2023
913:2011
882:2018
869:Fact
849:2018
816:2011
777:2019
749:2023
630:4:04
619:3:40
608:3:35
597:4:27
586:4:49
575:7:29
564:4:11
542:4:39
531:3:03
520:4:59
509:4:45
466:and
414:and
396:and
299:9/10
262:Fact
255:8/10
624:12.
613:11.
602:10.
491:No.
434:'s
1138::
1118:}}
1114:{{
1078:.
1050:.
1003:.
977:^
958:.
930:.
902:.
866:.
833:.
807:.
785:^
768:.
751:.
738:.
687:–
591:9.
580:8.
569:7.
558:6.
547:5.
536:4.
525:3.
514:2.
503:1.
459:.
440:.
427:.
392:,
107:53
103:61
1124:)
1092:.
1064:.
1016:.
971:.
943:.
915:.
884:.
851:.
818:.
779:.
105::
58:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.