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| 3.5 great | Bedex | September 25th 21 |
Again, a frustrating album from the Germans, but certainly an improvement. Instrumentally this is really sound and diverse, with lots of synths, going into funkey territories (the cool 3), RnB even on 8, latin-ish beats on 5, etc etc. And nearly every track has surprises along the way, sometimes in t Unhe forms of added synths but oftentimes not, and this is even true of tracks that would be otherwise boring such as the sad pianocore 9. But also, unlike in the debut EP, they learned to make their tracks interesting and unfold before they are almost over, which is great. Some ideas are just excellent and I'd say inspiring. Introducing the piano late on 6 to transition into 7, or the deconstructed conclusion after the acceleration on 9 are really super cool touches. The issue I have is again the vocals, though they have improved. Not only I am not always a fan of the singer when he's alone, but in addition the melodies themselves are quite cliche and predictable sometimes, which takes away from the appeal of hte instruments. This is particularly blatant on 4 where the higher pitch makes the voice itself actually cool, but what it sings is still boring. The result is an album that feels more outdated than it should, the kinda thing my dad might like but I don't really (on the vocal side that is). Fix this and you have an excellent lil indie pop outfit. 3.4
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| 4.0 excellent | A.R.O. STAFF | January 11th 18 |
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