I knew Matty talked about this having the UK-garage, dance influence
but damn 6 or 7 tracks?!?!
Matty is aware that the band is big enough to put out EPs/side projects whenever the f*** they want if they want to explore more dance or ambient stuff? I think they do add to the texture of their albums or whatever but this was overkill
The band is also aware that they can do whatever they damn well please
The band is also aware that they can do whatever they damn well please
...........yeah. of course they can.
Ite -
Absolutely hated the intro. HATED THE INTRO. But with People being right after it made it a tad bit better.
But People is the only track with that direction on the album. After that with listening to the rest of the album it sticks out like it doesn’t belong.
Yeah I know... come on bro
Jesus Christ and Roadkill
the pacing on this is horrible
Obvious as hell they had many ideas with the direction of sound with this album and couldn’t decide which way to go so just threw everything on here.
Who thought it was a great idea to give the public your closer before the album was put by the way.
A few gems on here but man smh
WHAT SHOULD I SAY IS THE GREATEST SONG THIS BAND HAS EVER DONE
IDC IDC IDC IDC IDC IDC IDC
I really like the production on The Birthday Party but it goes nowhere for me...
Frail State of Mind same thing. a lot of the songs just sound flat.
" I f***ing love “Yeah I Know.” I don’t know what it reminds me of. It’s kind of like Hyperdub. I remember super, super minimal ravehead music when I was growing up. It was just a synth and a drum kit. We’re also big Thom Yorke fans, outside of Radiohead, so I think there’s probably a bit of that. "
Reading the Apple Music notes and different Matty interviews honestly helps me appreciate the music more. I may not necessarily love the sound, but they have very specific sources of inspiration and influence. If I'm grading it on that then I guess they knock it outta the park.
Their last album was incredible.
Digging the insane variety on this, looking forward to diving in more. They are sprawling and wear their heart on their sleeve in the best way imo.
I also don't really like If You're Too Shy. and the hype that it got for several months before release really devastated me on first listen lmao like snoring through the first half and THAT track finally comes and you're like...
if they put out an EP or like 9-10 track album of the ambient/garage/dance stuff like Having No Head
that might be their best received s*** ever lol
yeah I really like most of the second half of the album
do you wanna leave at the same time?
alright on second listen i don't haaaate it. it comes nowhere close to ABIIOR for me. I just feel like Matty had more to say. This literally sounds and feels like Matty woke up one day and decided the album would be 22 songs, tweeted it to the world, and then they had a quota to fill (because that's literally what happened).
on the production side of things, it was a great idea and executed well. they got to dig into all of their different influences and flex their versatility. as far as lyrics and songwriting go...i'm genuinely confused at Matty saying this is his best album lyrically. he lied.
I don't really assign scores to albums but this s*** aight/10.
tonight (i wish i was your boy)
shiny collarbone
having no head
Am I the only one who thought People was a little too polished for that type of sound?
I don't know if it is the mixing or what...
Imma put it straight
People are mad bc this s*** is actually different
In a scope of their whole career this album will be what solidified them as one of the biggest bands of our generation and not just a bunch of queer dudes with guitars
Anyone who hates on the instrumentals... Like... Do you even like music?? The instrumentals are so beautiful and complicated. And if I were to judge they are the most important parts of the album. Not the songs like Roadkill but the instrumentals like The End or Streaming
A Brief Inquiry... was like PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH
this one is slowing down, taking things easy, noticing the beauty in the chaos
Listened to it again in my bed b4 going to sleep and I felt like I'm levitating
I take back what I said yesterday. This is getting better and better with every listen.
It's different. Whole lotta different. But that's what makes it good