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decisions
June 30th 2023


1097 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

New single sounds like TBS trying to be Third Eye Blind when they good…It’s not terrible, at least Adam’s vocals sound a bit healthier than they have for the last decade.

Feather
June 30th 2023


10181 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, I was pumped for new TBS, but I am not sure I am very excited given that single. In TBS's defense though, I am generally not very excited for their albums after the first single.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
June 30th 2023


47671 Comments

Album Rating: 4.6

i don't hear 3EB at all this is straight up a Killers song lol

onionbubs
October 26th 2023


21151 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

halfway through the new one and every song has at least been pretty good but god the production is terrible. big step down from this regardless

Pikazilla
October 26th 2023


29847 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

new one is as shite as this agreed

onionbubs
October 26th 2023


21151 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this and happiness is are their best up top



i guess this band is destined to open their decades on weaker records. this is better than self titled at least

onionbubs
October 26th 2023


21151 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

juice 2 me is great. def my highlight

Slex
October 27th 2023


16626 Comments


This is a truly awful album

onionbubs
October 27th 2023


21151 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this record rules agreed

Larkinhill
May 30th 2024


7829 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Is it just me or is this really fucking good? I would say best since Louder, but this is only after one listen. Pretty immediate. I liked Happiness Is but this is hitting a lot harder.



Like this stretch with You Can’t Look Back—Fences—All Excess—I Felt it too (HATE that title tho, very cringe) is stunning. Strikes me as a particularly emotional record, and I wasn’t expecting it. Seems very personal and like they’ve truly grown and matured on this record, if that makes sense.



Cormano
May 30th 2024


4159 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

you're not wrong about anything you just said, this is their best "reunion" album

onionbubs
May 30th 2024


21151 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

love this album

Larkinhill
May 30th 2024


7829 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is their best "reunion" album



Definitely. Still gotta listen to 152 but sadly I have low expectations for it based on the general opinion here. And I noticed it’s BARELY an LP which, unless it’s intended as an EP, always feels like b sides-ish to me. And they wanted a full album, but maybe not quite enough material for a fully realized one. We’ll see.

onionbubs
May 30th 2024


21151 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this is just their best album altogether honestly

Larkinhill
May 30th 2024


7829 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The final 3 song stretch is an emotional wallop, just some really captivating music.

Larkinhill
May 30th 2024


7829 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is just their best album altogether honestly



I can tell it’s up there for me. We’ll see if it tops TAYF for me (too early to tell), but it might be at the very least on par with WYWB and Louder Now. This feels like it might have more staying power though.



It just feels like this is the album they were trying to make with Self titled and Happiness, but they’ve more or less perfected that sound here.

oisincoleman64
May 30th 2024


2703 Comments


Think I prefer Happiness Is but this is still a very good late entry in their discog

oisincoleman64
May 30th 2024


2703 Comments


TAYF > Louder Now > WYWTB > Happiness > this > S/t > New Again

Don't care enough to listen to the newest one, it looks bad

Larkinhill
May 31st 2024


7829 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Have had this on repeat for hours playing cod. This is a fucking fantastic album. Even the t/t, which did nothing for me initially, is actually winning me over (arguably still worst track here).





Larkinhill
May 31st 2024


7829 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I’ve listened to this more than happiness is at this point, but I definitely plan on giving that one a few more spins too. I’m gonna listen to 152 but I just think it’s gonna be some neutered and generic material haphazardly thrown together. And the damn thing only has 59 ratings! Didn’t even make a blip. But Hope my opinion differ from the majority.



Ranking! I love to rank. I will always rank when prompted. Worst to best:



New Again

Self titled

Happiness Is

Louder Now

Tidal Wave

Where You Want To Be

Tell all your friends



This is getting very close to topping WYWTB for me though, but nothing is better than A Decade Under the Influence. But WYWTB is also inconsistent at times, a few filler songs for me. This is more consistent.



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