Album Rating: 2.5

No, I’m holding the fact this cannot hold my attention DESPITE ONLY being 33 minutes against it. That doesn’t mean I’m incapable (most albums eclipse that runtime pretty handily after all). It just feels significantly longer than it is

Album Rating: 3.5

Few too many songs here sound like 'that one really slow Helmet track on that Helmet album'



The first three songs here really come out of the traps though and 'kafka-esque' is fun(ny) too.



Sort of six keepers and some ok stuff that makes a full listen perfectly palatable but I'd also understand cherry picking.

okay this is crazy.

Album Rating: 3.5

I thin I’ve heard only one Helmet song in my life, and that’s from the Crow movie soundtrack. It is pretty good alt rock, but not slow 8 - )

chekhov's guns is fantastic

Album Rating: 3.8

Falkous >>> the Helmet guy

Album Rating: 3.5

Gotta check. Not expecting peak Falco or anything, but hoping this at least tops the last FOTL album

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

"Falkous >>> the Helmet guy"



Yeah I agree. Travels, How to, Dallas and Difference and this new one and parts of Christian Fitness all destroy anything by Helmet imo. That last Helmet album was unberable.

Album Rating: 3.5

Helmet are definitely stronger overall than this dude's writing! Very different though, just a few songs here reminded me strongly of that band.



When Falkous is hot he's hot though, he's delivered half an excellent album's worth of material, and that's nothing to sniff at..

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

I respect what you are saying dude, but I just prefer Andy over Hamilton and his writing style overall, which I find a lot more unique and powerfull in general. Each to their own

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

> That last Helmet album was unberable.



The last Helmet album was Betty and that was great. Try saying there have been more Helmet albums and I will put fingers in my ears and go "lalalalala".



That said, I don't think they are really comparable. The jazzy staccato beats and grooves and noisy riffing is very different from Falco's very straightforward Pixiesque softer punk. Shit, I don't think Helmet has a single song written in a major scale which Falco abuses more often than not. Also, lyrics (if you are into that kind of thing).



(also Gabba, you gotta check out Helmet for sure man, their first one was hugely impressive noise rock and the second one was the grooviest, riffiest guitar album ever)

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

KKarron I get you so much dude, its all a matter of preferences I guess

Album Rating: 3.0

Falkous is very much a *look at me* kind of frontman (for better and worse) whereas Hamilton is just one of the gang

which makes for a shaky basis of comparison, but whatdyaknow this band most defs caters to histrionics

Album Rating: 3.5

Kafka-esque novelist and chekhov's guns rocked my world on first listen. The opening run seems pretty good too, which everyone seems to agree on

Album Rating: 2.5

Falkous peaked with early FOTL, the pinnacle being Travels

always been the case / just a thought. I’m doubling down on my opinion from like 16 years ago lol

Album Rating: 3.5

Travels is peak Falkous agreed. But between the two bands, FOTL's latest is his only album that's not at least decent imo

glad to see this reception, will check soon

Album Rating: 3.5

lol rating this album caused my noise rock slice to overtake my experimental slice

We’ve all been there

Album Rating: 2.5

wild that anyone has a slice that isn’t experimental (or “electronic”) at #1 lol

noise rock is just about hanging on for me

(Ars it may not be permanent, seems to have a mind of its own when things are tight!)