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onionbubs
December 4th 2018


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

yea lmao

artiswar
December 4th 2018


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I love DU and CL to pieces, but at times this album creeps up on me and some days it's just the best.

nightbringer
December 4th 2018


2935 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is probably the album of theirs that I find most frequently inclined to listen to. At this stage in my life, it is the one I enjoy the most. But I rank STS and Black Sails as objectively better.

artiswar
December 4th 2018


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed, and I don't even know why. This album just clicks for me so well.

Feather
December 5th 2018


11516 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

DU > CL > Burials > Blood



The quality has been falling off over time. the ep should change that though!

LightChaotic
December 6th 2018


442 Comments


Missing Man leaked.

Break Angels is awesome. It reminds me a lot of Crash Love. Very fun song.

Back Into The Sun reminds me of The Pixies. Has a really nostalgic vibe to it. Pretty somber but very cool.

The Missing Man... god damn. This song is unlike anything AFI has ever done. And it's fucking incredible. Like, benchmarking shit for me.

Fuck, now I'm insanely hyped for the next full length.

onionbubs
December 6th 2018


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

ep is good. better than this. not a huge fan of how davey sounds on it tho

artiswar
December 6th 2018


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Oh man I'm so hyped to hear the T/t now

onionbubs
December 6th 2018


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

t/t is weird. pretty good tho. i imagine it’ll grow on me



get dark is probably the worst song on the ep

nightbringer
December 6th 2018


2935 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Glad to hear Get Dark is the worst.

GreyShadow
December 6th 2018


8122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Break Angels was god damn top tier AFI.



Davey sounds a little weird throughout but not in a bad way by any means. it's more reminiscent of Crash Love/way closer to how I wanted him to sound



Back Into The Sun is great too.



The title track has a weak hook but everything else about it is really pretty. It sounds like a grower too.



Easily the most ambitious this band has sounded in...ever, I love it. I hope they keep up this style.

GreyShadow
December 6th 2018


8122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

for the first 3 songs alone, this is definitely better than this album and probably better than Burials too. That will become more definite once this title track grows on me



I also wish they kept that acoustic part going in Back Into The Sun for a little longer but who cares, the chorus is still amazing.



Break Angels seriously is the AFI I've been waiting for

GreyShadow
December 6th 2018


8122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The Missing Man chorus sounds like a pre-chorus and fuck that because it's the only thing holding back this would have been top tier song.

Instrumentally this EP is easily the best thing these guys have put out.

nightbringer
December 6th 2018


2935 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yikes, I'm feeling the hype now.

GreyShadow
December 6th 2018


8122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Trash Bat - 4/5

Break Angels - 4.5/5

Back Into The Sun - 4.3/5

Get Dark - 3.6/5

The Missing Man - 3.8/5



for now of course. Break Angels is their best song since Crash Love and deserves to be the new standard for these guys. I'm so happy with it

GreyShadow
December 6th 2018


8122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

fuck, Break Angels is a top 5 2018 track.

nightbringer
December 6th 2018


2935 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"Instrumentally this EP is easily the best thing these guys have put out."



Yeah I've really noticed how much they are leaning more on their musicianship in the two songs I've heard. I think this builds on Blood, though. I listened recently and particularly noticed how much more groove Adam develops on Blood. His best performance of their discography I think.

GreyShadow
December 6th 2018


8122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

No seriously, Adam has been killing it for these past 2 releases. I've known he always had it in him to try to push the boundaries of some of what are typically just alt rock songs. Jade kills it here too. This is exactly what I wanted from him. They all sound like they're having fun with this.

GreyShadow
December 6th 2018


8122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the last "I am the way" in Break Angels is perfect.



Now I need a new album even sooner. ughh. and new Blaqk Audio soon please

artiswar
December 6th 2018


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

So this is definitely not just Blood b-sides then? I want to jam this but I woke up to food-poisoning and have been puking my brains out all morning. I don't think I could really appreciate it fully in this state.



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