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“Strong songwriting throughout. The production choices are bold and mostly pay off.”
“A once-in-a-generation artistic achievement.”
“A decent listen but it doesn't hold up to repeated plays the way their best work does.”
“Competent and often enjoyable, but feels like it's missing something to make it truly special.”
“Not sure what happened here. Their previous work was so strong and this feels like a significant step backward. The songwriting is lazy, the production is overwrought, and the whole thing feels phoned in. A couple of decent tracks don't save it.”
“The kind of album that makes you want to pick up an instrument.”
“The emotional weight of this album is remarkable. Very moving stuff.”
“The kind of album where you sit in silence after it ends.”
“A rich, layered album that reveals more with each listen.”
“I keep trying to find something wrong with this album and I genuinely can't. The melodies are gorgeous, the arrangements are inventive, the lyrics are thoughtful without being pretentious. It just fires on every cylinder from start to finish.”
“A few tracks could have been cut without losing anything, but what's here is largely excellent. The production is gorgeous and the performances are top-notch. One of the better albums I've heard recently.”
“Changed the way I think about music. Nothing else sounds like this.”
“I keep trying to find something wrong with this album and I genuinely can't. The melodies are gorgeous, the arrangements are inventive, the lyrics are thoughtful without being pretentious. It just fires on every cylinder from start to finish.”
“This has some of the best individual songs of the decade even if the album has weak spots.”
“An absolute masterpiece from start to finish. Every track earns its place.”
“This grew on me enormously. What initially seemed messy revealed itself as brilliant.”
“The kind of album that makes you want to pick up an instrument.”
“Not their absolute best work but still head and shoulders above most albums.”
“Feels self-indulgent in places. Could have been much better with editing.”
“I've tried writing about this album so many times and words always fall short.”