All That Ever Could Have Been

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, All That Ever Could Have Been received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 from four critic scores.^[3] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing that that album is "somewhat of a grower" and "while its charms might take a few spins to unpack themselves, Andersson and Dornauer have applied their own unique set of filters and experiences to the dreamier side of post-rock on this solid debut".^[1] Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Chris Todd gave this release an 8.5 out of 10, stating that "this is an album where quiet is key, they have a propensity towards ‘the hush’, using the space between sounds as instrumentation in very much the same wayas Talk Talk did on their final two albums".^[2] Dafydd Jenkins of Loud and Quiet scored this release a 3 out of 10, characterizing the music as "pedestrian" and "achingly dull".^[4] Giving All That Ever Could Have Been 4 out of 5 stars, Will Hodgkinson of The Times stated that this music "floats along with wondrous, widescreen calm" and compares MOLLY to musical acts such as Pink Floyd and Popul Vuh.^[5]

All songs written by MOLLY.

1. "Coming of Age" – 14:53
2. "The Fountain of Youth" – 4:45
3. "Vogelnest" – 8:31
4. "As Years Go By" – 7:05
5. "All That Ever Could Have Been" – 10:21
6. "Slowly" – 3:38
7. "Weep, Gently Weep" – 7:11
8. "Coming of Age, Pt. 2" – 3:49

MOLLY

• Lars Andersson – guitar, vocals, production
• Phillip Dornauer – drums, production

Additional personnel

• James Aparicio – mastering
• Julian Berger – artwork, design
• Wolfgang Möstl – production