Indubitably better, as Ben feels like he finally is losing his constant propention to build up tracks without letting them breathe and be tracks of their own, which makes this feel like an intro sketchbook than its predecessors. Still not great though, as the record just did not grab my attention. 3 is kinda nice, 4 has sweet textures, 9 is pretty, 10 is meh and has pretty moments, and the album intro is a jam because the guy sure can make an intro. Still just maybe a 2.5
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