Album Rating: 4.4

Fuck yes.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I basically listened to nothing else all day and am even now considering jamming before bed

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

'teacher' is the best song he's done in years and years



whole album is great but that song is 100% on WFaD's level

So is it "depressing" doom metal, or "scary" doom?

I am at a certain point in life where I don't want depressing music on my playlist...

Album Rating: 4.4

Depressing for sure lol.

prob gonna pass then

But will definitely check it when I'm in the mood for some depressing metal

Album Rating: 4.0

This is a very solid follow-up, overall a great listen. I can see it growing with repeated listens too.

Album Rating: 4.5

" Idk how you can say they're the same lol."



They aren't the same, but in the most part the difference is aesthetic only.



These songs could have worked for 40 Watt Sun...he wouldn't even change the tempo or vocals!



90% (everything but the actual acoustic instrumental flourish sections) of 40 Watt Sun material could be preformed as Warning.



Simple as that, that can't be argued.



So the argument against 40 Watt Sun is I don't like the presentation...maybe the lighter moments leave his vocals too naked in the mix?



He could have released this as 40 Watt Sun....there, I said it. Zero whiplash going from expectations of one to the other here.

Album Rating: 4.4

I don't disagree with that if we're talking the first two 40 Watt Sun albums. If we're talking the last two, then I definitely disagree lol. Their first two have much more in common with Warning and I do agree that this could've been released as a 4WS album and nobody would bat an eye. Still, the last two 4WS albums have much more in common with indie rock/slowcore than doom metal.

Damn it's not out on tidal just yet

Album Rating: 4.5

The hints of 40 Watt Sun in this are no issue to me since I love that stuff too, with The Inside Room being my favourite Patrick Walker album. Just finished my first listen and I'm very happy with this

Ok fine, I'll jam

But I just remember the vocalist not being quite my jam

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

" He could have released this as 40 Watt Sun....there, I said it. Zero whiplash going from expectations of one to the other here."



tbh this is a fair comment, but i suppose my take is why the fuck does it matter to people? it's kinda obvious patrick isn't the kind of musician to experiment and just uses a musical language that feels natural to him and that's fine. not every musician has to be proggy and experimental, least of all someone who just wants to sing about his feelings.



like if you want a musician who constantly pushes things in divergent and experimental stuff go listen to toby driver or something



that said i do feel that there's a distinct shift in tone on this album back to a similar mindset of WFaD - 40 watt always felt warmer and hopeful whereas this sounds like someone battered by self-defeat. perhaps it's only in the finer details that differentiate 40 watt sun and warning and more specifically about the emotions patrick feels for each song.



and that's fine and valid. calling this 'the same' is such a vapid criticism that completely ignores the finer nuances of each album, but i suppose that is to be expected if the listener only cares about face value.

The question remains all the same, is this album a Warning album or a 40 Watt Sun album that Patrick released under the moniker of Warning?

and having read the review & the comments, I can't say I have decided lol

feels really strange listening to this in the heat of summer

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

"The question remains all the same, is this album a Warning album or a 40 Watt Sun album that Patrick released under the moniker of Warning?"



it's closer to wfad than it is to any 40 watt sun work

Gotta catch up with this band. Too much shit to listen to

Album Rating: 4.5

'calling this 'the same' is such a vapid criticism that completely ignores the finer nuances of each album, but i suppose that is to be expected if the listener only cares about face value.'



Where I'm coming from is I like all his work but I rate WTTS and Perfect Light as my favourites. As a general trend I prefer slowcore to doom metal as genres so maybe to be expected.



I'm more being defensive of him overall and a bit confused with any critiques for one project not applying to both (same'y, not the most progression within songs, slow, overly long compositions, possibly over emotive vocals for some tastes, etc - none of which I'd label criticisms myself) - like I said maybe it's the heavier backdrop shields the vocals and compositions a bit.



To me the slowcore stuff is as good or nearly as good as Low, Kozelek, American Music Club, etc - and that is some of my favourite shit ever. I think it was an inspired choice to go into that sound, sort of like Justin Broderick doing Jesu as well as Godflesh or I guess maybe Scott Kelly doing his doomy folk stuff.