(to those expecting a rock revival): sorry, no catchy, cliche trived three minute pop songs with anticipatory anxiety before the off-key riffs anymore. that stuff is for the birds and the man-boys still living in the 80s and 90s, respectively.
(to those with expectations a little too high): it's wrong of us to expect godliness out of a band which abandoned its arena-rock roots over a decade ago. we have to appreciate the minutiae and wind ourselves up for a fourth and fifth time listening before we can hope to pick up on some sort of meaning.
("Bloom"): I really like the 8-bit reverberations.
(in reference to the album as a whole): the beats are unsteady but fire rapidly like a 1,000 bats out of a hellish trove in upper-forest England. ghosts whispering as you walk on an old beaten path which has killed the spirit of millions, but w/ an 80s retro twang to it, suggesting that the tales of ol' persist in new age machina. some of the songs are more subdued (give up the ghost)
flying lotus and remnants of there will be blood bookmark songs and add a little flavor, reminding us of the age we live in and the direction that music is spiraling aimlessly towards, for better or for the best.
(the song SEPARATOR): the beat loops and loops and doesn't reach the desired crescendo, but rather each separate musical element enters, enveloping the voice which is magnified and tunnels upwards out of the dirt for air. amazing what an on-key touch of the keyboard, and some slightly positive stroke of the guitar, can do for a beat and a voice swallowed in desperation.
(in summary): it's like death is imminent, no? or acceptance of old tales of yorkshire? middle age glorification? (didn't mean there age, though that could work. Beowulf and King Arthur, those middle age folks). no clear amazing expansive, positive beat to hum to, but who cares. 80s retro and orchestral expansions permeate and diffuse howling vocals, while off-rhythm beats and steady reflective guitar strings keep order aligned. but prince cacophony rules the day in many minutes of this unique little 8-track album.
do not bother placing it in line w/ any of the others. as is there custom, this one is unique and separate, and should not be analyzed for sake of top 100 ranking systems or to garner more hits for a pundit page. true fans will only hurt there heads making the typical kid a comparison.
but let your opinion be your own, and enjoy the album.
these are just my thoughts.
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