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dustandnations
May 14th 2019


371 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The drumming is wonderful, Bryan kills as always.

JohnnyoftheWell
May 14th 2019


64287 Comments


Please review it

DoofDoof
May 14th 2019


17371 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The band have changed towards this.



The show I watched supporting TWFM was 10/10 - the most important gig of my life for a number of reasons but the band were phenomenal. Best performance I’d ever witnessed, truly transcendent and gutsy too.



Then I watched them in support of SWB and four of the songs from that fell really flat live and overall the band had lost their spark. A 7/10 gig ‘just for the hits’. Was a bit sad.



This album - from what I’ve heard - is going to be fucking sad as far as I’m concerned. Hairpin Turns sounds as boring as the worst songs from their debut - with added female duet cheese.

dustandnations
May 14th 2019


371 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed on the TWFM tour. 2014 show is still my favourite of all time. You think they slipped that much? I missed them on the SWB round and was devastated but maybe I shouldn’t be have been.

Firedust
May 14th 2019


1176 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Guess I won't be the only who'll be 1-ing this bitch.

Slex
May 14th 2019


17870 Comments


It has a lot of Matt's absolute best lyrics and The Pull Of You has one of his best chorus melodies of the last decade

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 14th 2019


38391 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Doof wtf are you talking about hairpin turns is the only good single I've heard off the new album and a damn sight better than anything here.

Lucman
May 14th 2019


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

@Slex Eh, I certainly wouldn't go that far. That's not even a top 5 on the record for me. I think once the dust settles it'll be a 4. Above the debut and Sad Songs but perhaps not as splendid as everything else.

Slex
May 14th 2019


17870 Comments


The lyrics for Not In Kansas, T/T and Light Years are some of his best lyrics for me personally

I also think it's better than this

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 14th 2019


38391 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

quiet light is so good. roman holiday is excellent too. rly wish the album didn't open with you had your soul with you, that has to be their weakest opener ever.

dustandnations
May 14th 2019


371 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I actually really dig the opener. It gives this album a way more propulsive vibe from the get go than SWB. Way nicer than the single I think.

dustandnations
May 14th 2019


371 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

You said love fills you out, it moves you from the skeleton and pulls you around

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 14th 2019


38391 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

barring the opener, the first handful of songs are all infinitely better than anything on this imo.

Slex
May 14th 2019


17870 Comments


Quiet Light is just incredible

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 14th 2019


38391 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

on not in kansas which kind of sucks. quiet light is amazing, so was roman holiday and oblivious. i've been zoning out most of the rest so far, nothing nearly as memorable yet

Lucman
May 14th 2019


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Not in Kansas is not good at all. Not sure what they were going for there.

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 14th 2019


38391 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

it sounded like a cheesy lullaby almost. really couldn't stand it. so far so fast is redeeming the album atm tho.

Lucman
May 14th 2019


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

So Far So Fast definitely redeems it. I'd say my top 5 so far is:

Rylan

Oblivions

Quiet Light

Where is Her Head

Hey Rosey

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 14th 2019


38391 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

those are probably my picks as well. i know everyone seems to love where is my head but it kind of just passed me by. i'll take a closer listen next time. dust swirls kind of sucks too. it's getting better but the first minute was so annoying

Lucman
May 14th 2019


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I really like the opener too, don't quite get the heated disliked of that one.



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