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mkmusic1995
Contributing Reviewer
September 24th 2022


1773 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

-Was kinda hoping no one world review this so I could do the honors, because I have a lot to say about this alb-



You should go for it my friend, the more the merrier!

DinosaurJones
September 25th 2022


10402 Comments


Only song I've ever heard by them was Monochrome off of Noir, but I really liked it. I guess I should stick to that album if I want to check out more.

Get Low
September 25th 2022


14259 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Nah that's okay my mans, you have it pretty well taken care of, and I only review albums that don't already have a review.

JohnFire
September 26th 2022


884 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm a sucker for this. Short album, no filler - would never skip a song if it comes up on random, memorable melodies. Not on the same level as the new DRUGS, but this it's a nice restart for them. A light 4 vegan cookie recipe.

I do agree however, that the drummer needs to finally do more than bare minimum. That's definitely one aspect where DRUGS shines in comparison



peartnoy
September 26th 2022


2193 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"No filler". 5 interludes of filler lol. Erre is really nice but even then it doesn't match with the actual songs.



I will agree that if you forget that this is Novelists, the actual songs are pretty great. Also yeah if you like the Monochrome vibe stick to the first 3 Novelists albums for sure.



mkmusic1995
Contributing Reviewer
September 26th 2022


1773 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Novelists Fr - Here's seven songs and a boatload of filler

JohnFire
September 26th 2022


884 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

goddamn you nerds :D obv I'm talking about the actual songs, I don't mind the interludes though

Get Low
September 27th 2022


14259 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

choruses on this are massive

peartnoy
September 27th 2022


2193 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

@Get Low



Some of the choruses hit but these vocals are so pitch corrected and processed it takes me out of it a little bit. Matteo had a better singing voice that's for sure.

outliers
September 28th 2022


4983 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Get Low really going to trash these guys for like 2 years straight and then give this a 4? Lmaoooooo

outliers
September 28th 2022


4983 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

WHY THE F IS THE SECOND TRACK AN INTERLUDE

outliers
September 28th 2022


4983 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

a 12 track album with 5 singles and 5 interludes…they’re joking right?

outliers
September 28th 2022


4983 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

why even bother

mkmusic1995
Contributing Reviewer
September 28th 2022


1773 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

It's a bit of a silly release strategy

mkmusic1995
Contributing Reviewer
September 28th 2022


1773 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Imagine releasing a couple of the interludes as singles lol

Get Low
September 29th 2022


14259 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"Get Low really going to trash these guys for like 2 years straight and then give this a 4? Lmaoooooo"



I'm still not above talking trash about these guys because everything they've done since Matteo left has been utterly retarded. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed three of the five singles when they dropped, and the two I wasn't crazy about (Do u really wanna know and Smoke Signals) have both grown on me, and sound better within the context of the album. The 4 rating is for the album itself, not the shitty rollout strategy they used solely to maximize profit that spanned two years.



I was not the least bit surprised by the interlude spam, because they mentioned in an Instagram Q&A video that they did last year that the idea of writing an album stressed them out, and they were far more interested in releasing singles. I was surprised that they even released an album in the first place, but since I like all of the songs on here (including the interludes), I will absolutely take it over having to search for the songs individually on Spotify when I want to hear them, or otherwise having to go out of my way to make them into a playlist.



peartnoy
October 2nd 2022


2193 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Without the underwhelming release strategy and the fact that I miss the Novelists sound, I would rate this a 3.5. On its own it's a lot of fun



mkmusic1995
Contributing Reviewer
October 2nd 2022


1773 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Agreed

Get Low
October 3rd 2022


14259 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

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The low ratings itt are peeps who can't get over either of those two things

Get Low
October 3rd 2022


14259 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Not to mention the fixation on the album art



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