Album Rating: 3.5

It is. It’s a solid album affected by bad pacing but a slight fix to track order and you can appreciate it a lot more.

listening now and the second half is so much more interesting to me I've heard the first half a million times before

Album Rating: 4.5

COMING RIGHT AS THE GUILLOTINE SLAMS

I was just coming to post that lol

AIMIN RIGHT ATCHA RIGHT ATCHA RIGHR ATCHAAAAAA

Album Rating: 4.5

Haha. Probably my favorite moment on this album although the opener comes close.

Backtracking a few pages re: vocals, but Matt is definitely on Evil Sprites too. I agree that he should get more mic time though!

yeah he's in the background of a lot of songs like This Heat but I don't think he's ever done lead apart from Blessings Be Yours. kinda wild dude's got such a good voice

Album Rating: 4.0

Pretty like cake snacks.



Album really is a journey.

Album Rating: 4.0

(“Evil Sprites” sees the vocal duties transferred to Rich Balling, a welcome choice despite how powerful Green sounds due to how differently the band writes with his lower register at the helm.). Matt Embree sings the chorus of this song.



(Other than “Chrysanthemum” which fits the album like a glove with the dreamy harmonies created by Green and Balling)

Pretty sure Matthew Kelly is singing this song. He performed the song live during the recent tour.



I'd also read this: https://www.punknews.org/article/86510/the-sound-of-animals-fighting-break-down-each-track-on-their-new-album-the-maiden#google_vignette



It provides context into the album's flow.

I really really enjoy this release. Surprised by the tepid response here.

yeah Chrysanthemum is 100% Matthew Kelly singing, not sure who's in the background doing that "slow oscillation" bit though maybe Keith?

Album Rating: 3.0

"It provides context into the album's flow."





I read that when it came out and I still couldn't believe how they shoehorned nancy drew in here. legit funny.

I really like the weird Nancy Drew thing, I will read the article :-)