Album Rating: 4.5
@con although it's much more calmer than Keep You, I just love the soft dynamics of this one, especially in relation to what the album is about, which is love, whether for a significant other, a child, a parent, a friend, etc etc. After the abrasive raw emotion of TLLA, and the depressing maturation of Keep You (which nothing can come close to the dynamics in this one), it was a nice change of pace. I've always heavily related to their lyrics, experiencing the death of my parents, growing older, an urn for past better times, holding onto regrets that you can never take back, I could go on and on. I'm in my early 30's now, and in the best relationship of my entire life, and I'm actually looking forward to the future with her, and growing old and starting a family. This album speaks all of that to me, lyrically. As lame as it sounds, as I age, the less I need music to be abrasive, so once again, the calmness and softness of this album really suited how I currently am. Anyways, I was spellbound the minute the record stopped spinning. I kept thinking to myself, "this sounds exactly like the place I am in my life rightttttt now". It was just perfect timing for me, so maybe if that wasn't the case, I might have a different opinion. But regardless, I absolutely love this album.
As a side note, I love these dudes so much, that they're the first band I've ever asked to a to sign my vinyl. I saw them last Tuesday for like the 10th time, and snagged the very last tour variant of "Keep You", and in relation to my own father's death, for some reason Keep You hits me way harder than TLLA. So, it only felt right to have these dudes whose music I love sign an album that means the world to me. Not only that, but on my dad's death anniversary, I found a first pressing of TLLA in some random record store. Fucking fate, man.
I sound sappy as fuck, I know
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