An album that finds a great sound instantly with a really great first track to intro the album brilliantly, and then proceeds to never stray away from that sound which makes the ensemble feel way too samey. If you heard a couple tracks you heard it all, which means none of it is bad (although some bits of 9 are frankly questionable), but also it all colludes into one shapeless blur. An album that is too shy, too safe, and that I wish tried to push its boundaries and renew itself a little more. What is that sound you ask? Ethereal, dream poppy vocals with a firmly electronic prod that remind me of Anathema or some Ott tracks, over lush dream pop instrumentation on the more rock side of things as opposed to electronic. Or very soft shoegaze idk. That sounds work really well and the first track got me excited. Frankly in isolation or within a playlist most of these songs would work quite well. Highlights are 1 and the slower, more contemplative tracks on 3 and 5; after that I kinda lost track if I'm honest. Inspiring stuff though. 3.6
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