Album Rating: 3.5

"Weather Systems is great, but it lacks the natural feeling of its predecessor being formulaic at times"



Formulaic? Yes. Lacking in natural feeling? HEEEEEEEEELLL no

Part of my dislike for WS might stem from the fact that 2012 was such an awful year for me that whenever I think of it I just want to scream, nevertheless I really doubt I'd enjoy the album as much as all y'all even if circumstances were more neutral

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

honestly it's not so much the lyrics of WS as it is the pomp



distant satellites proved one thing - they don't need the fucking pomp. they're at their best when they're just being stripped down musically. they express enough emotion without the massive, bloated orchestra and brash mixing to make everything sound SUPER SUPER HUGE. all the extra stuff in the mix honestly bogged WS down and it made it sound like it's trying too hard to do what it's trying to do rather than simply being an expressive, honest piece of music like this album is.

Album Rating: 3.9

I mostly agree with that, Noctus, but I don't think this is thaaaat stripped down; The Lost Song I in particular is pretty nicely layered

Album Rating: 3.5

I think they achieved one of their most honest works with WS, and the orchestral elements really complement the music, like the second half of Storm before the calm. The writing may be formulaic and cheesy, but they compensated for it with the passion imo



This album was where I think the formula becomes a little too safe, and the electronic elements could have been done better

Album Rating: 4.0

WHBWH was everything WS was but better.

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I mostly agree with that, Noctus, but I don't think this is thaaaat stripped down; The Lost Song I in particular is pretty nicely layered

Album Rating: 5.0

I guess me and this album will never be close friends. You know i hope it would change but it's just the way it is you know. No one wants to cast the first stone and so forth

Album Rating: 3.0

WHBWH is really the only album I could get into with this new happy style, just cant dig the albums since then very much.

Album Rating: 4.0

This took some time to grow on me, but now I like it better than WS, and enjoy it pretty much equally as much as WHBWH. Slight edge to WHBWH, though.

Album Rating: 5.0

Natural disaster > anything after

Album Rating: 3.5

Except WHBWH and WS :-)

Album Rating: 2.0

A few half decent ideas and production here and there on this, but not a memorable album at all. It's all so dull.

Album Rating: 3.5

I found yoooooooooooou



In the daaaaaaaark

Album Rating: 5.0

But my comparison rhymed

Album Rating: 3.5

Title track is one of their best. Even though the lyrics are kinda ugh.... not good.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah the lyrics are cringeworthy, and the electronic elements could have been modern, but the atmosphere is great.



I don't understand why Jamie hasn't recorded the bass on the past two albums. He's a great bassist with a good music sense, and would add more character to the basslines like on WHBWH

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

take shelter is like the best fucking shit ever

Album Rating: 4.0

Some ratings on this page, yuck.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

their loss [: