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JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
June 27th 2022


60711 Comments


ok sad
jam new Mondo Grosso and Yeule immediately

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
June 27th 2022


26264 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

Yeah sowing your ranking is pretty close to mine, Up the Mountain is the only thing here that blows my socks off

foreverendeared
June 28th 2022


14720 Comments


Surprised this isn't on the front page, it's very, very good (review and album).

Sinternet
Contributing Reviewer
June 28th 2022


26600 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

regina still doesnt get enough love



after soaking this in a little i have concluded that this is already extremely high up in her discography ranking and expands on the style of remember us to life in exactly the right way



up the mountain, what might have been, spaceage fairytale, coin and loveology are all all-time classics for her and there's not a dull moment here



looking forward to the inevitable deluxe bonus tracks

foreverendeared
June 29th 2022


14720 Comments


Her voice has never sounded better.

dmathias52
Staff Reviewer
July 3rd 2022


1799 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I know this isn’t her “thing” necessarily, but I do wish some of these were more memorable when they weren’t on. I love it when I do listen to it, but very little draws me back. After being underwhelmed by “Loveology”, I now absolutely adore it

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
July 3rd 2022


26264 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

30 votes wow this site sucks

Sowing
Moderator
July 3rd 2022


43979 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed, thinking about leaving for RYM

Gyromania
July 3rd 2022


37168 Comments


Up the mountain is really cool but I think it could have been way better. She repeats lines too much

brandontaylor
July 4th 2022


1228 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

up the mountain is my least fave thing on here, always have preferred her more straightforward piano numbers more

Sowing
Moderator
July 4th 2022


43979 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I enjoy both her upbeat stuff and her ballads, but I think with the slower stuff especially I need the lyrics to hit harder than they do here. "Laughing With" is probably my favorite song of hers overall, and nothing here approaches that level of insight. As far as the upbeat stuff goes though, Up the Mountain is incredible. I love how it shifts throughout its runtime; it's really thrilling and unpredictable.

Slex
July 4th 2022


16627 Comments


To be fair i am a big Regina fan and Neek's and Sowing's comments about this have kept me from checking it yet lol, y'all have made it sound extremely disappointing

Sowing
Moderator
July 4th 2022


43979 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's not disappointing so much as it is inconsistent, at least for me. There's 3 songs here that are among her very best that elevated my expectations, probably beyond what's actually fair, and then most of the album - while still pretty good - failed to live up to that.



Edit: so yeah maybe mildly disappointing after all, but in a way that feels unfair to the artist, if that makes sense lol

luci
July 4th 2022


12844 Comments


haven't heard the album but on RYM only three tracks are bolded (4+ average), so that seems to be a consensus

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
July 4th 2022


26264 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

This is her Extraordinary Machine if that helps

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
July 4th 2022


60711 Comments


Extraordinary Machine is v much also a three-song record, so ig it does help

Cormano
July 4th 2022


4163 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

@slex this isn't disappointing in the slightest

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
July 5th 2022


26264 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

There’s about three big takeaways here yeah

Lucman
July 5th 2022


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Slex, this is absolutely wonderful. I don't hear the inconsistency at all. It's in her top 3 for me.

DickLeggingtonThe3rd
July 5th 2022


114 Comments


finally able to check this out properly. its very good. one of her best. Was this released in vinyl at all? cant seem to find it



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