I can understand how people who really dug the first album would be kinda disappointed with the new one but I was actually pleasantly surprised by the upping of production and overall complexity of the songs. I'd say it's much more progressive also in the song structure in that he doesn't rely on the chorus that much as the anchor of a song, a lot of the time they just...flow organically.
Anyway, it requires a few more listens to really get into it but when you do it's incredibly rewarding. One of the best albums of the year for me. Beth/Rest being one of the best (and most surprising) songs (along with Calgary).
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