I can only echo the glowing reviews already posted here -- this is enveloping music, sounding like a swirling snow storm of electricity & seductive stellar whispers & silken siren voices, as if the listener were suspended in the depths of the sea & the Arctic skies at the same moment. It's experimental & uncompromising without being the least bit off-putting, even though it won't be for every taste. It permeates your very cells with trembling & intense beauty, utterly transporting. And if you like this, you'll want more, because the band only gets better with each new release. Highly recommended for those who aren't satisfied with the ordinary!

To begin my review, I must confess that I currently do not own this album. I recently purchased it from Amazon and am awaiting delivery arrival. Nevertheless, I have thoroughly and meticulously analyzed and continuously previewed the sound-clips. First off, I must say that this album is far, far beyond explaining the music in words. Wholesome and wholeheartedly have I lingered over this album in my mind and I am still brought to tears by the most lovely, enchanting, beautiful, hypnotic, disturbing, masterful, magnificent, pretty, inspiring and emotional music that I have ever been blessed to be able to have the opportunity to listen to. Everytime I preview the soundclip that is available I am so intimidated and breathtakingly absorbed in this hallucigenic masterpiece of undescribable, gracious beauty. Maybe I am the only one who feels this connective and in-debt to the life-affirming power of this album, but this is truly how I feel about this item. I just cannot stress enough about how truly amazing and great this album really is; I mean it's just unbelievable. I credit my life to Lovesliescrushing; they really changed my soul through their sensational music and I really don't know where I would be without them. Thank you Lovesliescrushing for creating the most beautiful, inspiring, and gracious music ever. The music in each song in Xuvetyn is beyond description; vivid, atmospheric walls of heartbreak and uplifting emotions fill your head and you are left speechless and mesmerized by their music. This is the only album that effects me in this sort of way and it is beyond comparison to anything else. There is nothing else in the world that sounds like Xuvetyn. Thank you Lovesliescrushing for letting me experience your world. (Another amazing Lovesliescrushing album that one should consider is entitled Glissceule and it is absolutely spell-binding.)

First of all I just would like to say that the reason this album is 18 tracks long is because there are about five 30-60 seconds experimental guitar sound clips distributed all over the album, this acts a sort of transition from one track to next, they sound really experimental mostly composed clicks and noises alike.

So, if you're previewing the sound examples and have come across something really bizzare chances are these are one of them.

The songs in this album are all about 5-9 minutes long, and you really have to listen from the start until the end to truely appreciate the proggression. After listening to this album for the first time it is evident that "My Bloody Valentine's Loveless" album was all over it but in just a much more ambient feel.

Standout tracks are Valerian, Xarella Almandyne, Flowered Smother which are all sound like free flowing guitar soundscapes made to sound like a synth along with ambient noises coupled with Milissa Arpin's voice; it really is stunning.

The last 5 tracks in the album will just mesmirize you until the end of the album, my favorite track of all has to be "Ghosts That Swirl" it is an 8 minute epic that starts off sounding like a horrible guitar sound from a bad amp in a thunder storm but ends up sounding like something that "My Bloody Valentine" and "Sigur Ros" made together, a truely remarkable piece that sends you off perfectly to the goodbye sounds of "Mother of Pearl"

All I can say is that give this album a chance you won't regret it.

Recipe for "Xuvetyn": Take the mellower tracks from My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" and put them in a blender with Cocteau Twins' "Victorialand" (the so-called "ambient album"). Add a handful of psychedelic mushrooms and puree until smooth. Serve chilled.

This really is a nice album; though MBV is an obvious point of reference, "Xuvetyn" doesn't feel derivative. I hear elements of shoegazer, ambient, psychedelia, tasteful goth (yes, there is such a thing!), and space rock, but Lovesliescrushing manage to avoid cliché (despite my tongue-in-cheek recipe).

Billowing clouds of heavenly noise, silken but indecipherable female vocals, wordless songs of love and heartbreak, crescendos that sound like God breaking down into tears...it gets REALLY noisy at times, even more so than "Loveless", but it's a blissful sort of noise. There are no drums, no hooks, no overt "message" - just rich textures and gorgeous melodies. And really, that's all you need.

Picking up where they left off on their debut album, "Bloweyelashwish", Lovesliescrushing take their unique sound to a new, quite elevated height with "Xuvetyn". The band consists of only two members: Scott Cortez on guitar, and Melissa Arpin on vocals. Scott's guitar sound, however, is unlike any you've heard before. Through heavy processing and lo-fi prodution, his guitars sound more like washes and waves of sound. Melissa's vocals are employed more as an instrument than a narrative device. In fact, her voice is so airy and ethereal that it's virtually impossible to make out any definite words. Despite this potentially insubstantial combination, there is real emotional power at work here. The album opener, "Valerian (her voice honeyed)" sets things in motion, with Scott's fuzzy guitar rising to a gentle, quiet plateau as Melissa's vocals enter the song. This is one of those great opening tracks of an epic album, sounding like dawn breaking on a winter's morning. The next track, "Aquan 1", is a very short, almost experimental, piece. There are several tracks like this sprinkled throughout the album, and they tend to act more as segues, rather than as songs proper. "Blooded and Blossom-Blown" is, perhaps, the track that is the most representative of the band than any other on the album. Melissa's vocals and Scott's guitar blend beautifully here, and the passion brought across to the listener is strong. A couple of tracks later, on "Virgin Blue-Eyed", percussion appears in the form of a drum machine. Rather than anchoring the song, or driving it forward, however, the percussion sounds more like bells made of ice, adding another interesting layer of texture to the mix. The climax of the album emerges a few tracks later, and what an impressive crescendo it is! A huge wave of guitar breaks over you, cleansing and healing your very soul. The epic momentum of this wave carries the album to its conclusion. "Mother Of Pearl" is an immaculate closing track, leaving you yearning for more. I honestly cannot say enough good things about "Xuvetyn". The pieces on this record are more like sound paintings than anything else. The music is vivid and colorful, matching the booklet artwork wonderfully. Between the song titles and the gorgeous, epic quality of the music, you are free to come up with your own story for "Xuvetyn". The genuine greatness of this work can only be appreciated through multiple listens and an open mind. The rewards are bountiful.