"I feel like Ben has some unique characteristics in his playing style that are a big factor in why his music is as good as it is, and Dessner's production style does more to mitigate that than enhance it"
this sounds uncomfortably believable. i need to stop putting these new singles off, am getting a bit of indie dread going :/

Album Rating: 5.0

I have faith in Bens skills and love the new tunes, it’s his haircut that’s really giving me the jitters.

Album Rating: 3.6

this site turning so hard against Dessner for fulfilling the obvious endpoint of his career and cashing in will never not be funny to me



really we should have turned against him when he allowed Heavenfaced to be released but everybody was still deep in the honeymoon phase then

I love dark sad Ben and the new one is gonna be exactly the opposite.

in hindsight, Heavenfaced was a fatal turning point
still love that track maybe but oh boy has it been downhill since

Album Rating: 4.0

We have turned on Dessner



The blood oath we made where we swore eternal loyalty to him clearly meant nothing

Aaron Dessner or Steven Wilson: who was the bigger pop traitor

Album Rating: 3.6

Dessner has written good pop songs post-2001 so I think he wins here



Heavenfaced is the worst song he has ever been involved with and I'm counting National s/t there

Album Rating: 4.0

Turtleneck is underrated yeah

Album Rating: 4.0

schoonday dream is what i'm calling naptime from now on cheers



and zak yeah his haircut makes him look like a bloke who'd be shouting profanities at you in a dark alley at 2am on your way home.

Album Rating: 4.0

4 songs from the new album so far and they’re all kinda bad when do we enter panic mode

Album Rating: 4.9

wait Dessner is producing the new one?

Album Rating: 5.0

i liked all of them so far and loved Follies Fixture. definitely a new vibe for Ben though more light and psychedelic i guess

Album Rating: 4.0

Seeing this absolute legend with my then-wife the night after we get married in September, covid-permitting :-)

Album Rating: 5.0

perfect honeymoon

this guy is a god

Album Rating: 4.0

@neek unfortunately yes

hold onto your piano reverb

Album Rating: 4.5

Recently discovered this album after not being huge on his other two. I absolutely love this, feels a lot more mature to me than his past efforts, and i just prefer the sound overall, pleasantly surprised. I'm really enjoying all of the new singles also, quite excited.

Album Rating: 5.0

This was the one that started the affair for me. A personal best of all time. The new songs are great but there’s no way on Earth Ben will better this one.

Wait, why do we suddenly hate Dessner?