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Christbait
March 28th 2025


1520 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

That I agree with 100%.



Distilling their sound into such tight-sounding tracks is the biggest compliment I can give them on this album. I could do without the Incidentals, personally, but each song really has a personality and nothing feels like filler or half-assed.

veninblazer
March 28th 2025


20047 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

my expectations were a lot closer to a 4.5 because i had concerns that going full-on with the aggressive sound would diminish its emotional value, but they straddled the line PERFECTLY

Faraudo
March 28th 2025


5398 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It might be controversial, but I feel like the Incidentals add much-needed respite and give the music breathing space. Incidentals II is particularly cool

Christbait
March 28th 2025


1520 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Don't think it's controversial at all but I do think they're a mixed bag. Incidental II definitely doesn't feel like a respite. Especially when compared to the sort of respites on Sunbather. The Incidentals are where they really get weird with it. Admirable but I plan to just skip them on subsequent listens.

klauswagon
March 28th 2025


88 Comments


New records fine. Cute average.

catdragons
March 28th 2025


57 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Loved Incidental II. I think the album generally played it safe when it comes to being experimental, and the closure of Incidental II was THE experimental edge I needed from the album.

YoYoMancuso
Emeritus
March 28th 2025


19776 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Amethyst is absolutely incredible

JayEnder
March 28th 2025


22735 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

That transition from Incidental II into Revelator actually made my jaw hit the floor

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 28th 2025


116765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.7

It's very good Deafheaven but I'm not seeing how it's so transcendent that I'd call it AOTY


This hard.

Faraudo
March 28th 2025


5398 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I do see it!

kalkwiese
March 28th 2025


11052 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Idk if this is aoty and idc tbh, BUT this will stay in rotation for a while. Maybe I'll get a copy too

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 28th 2025


116765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.7

Y'all are glazing super hard lol. Its definitely really good but its 4th best Deafheaven easily for me.

Faraudo
March 28th 2025


5398 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"New records fine. Cute average."



Hopefully this isn't one of those "nothing new can have such a high average" ahh kind of comments.



JayEnder
March 28th 2025


22735 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Alright we get it

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 28th 2025


116765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.7

The fact that it came out yesterday and y'all are already crowning it as their best (and by a large margin by some soundoffs) is absolutely nuts to me lol. I love you guys but the Sput hype is definitely making it seem better than it really is. All my opinion of course. Just think we gotta calm down with saying stuff is the best of all time when it hasn't even been officially out for 24 hours.

Wildcardbitchesss
March 28th 2025


19820 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

“That transition from Incidental II into Revelator actually made my jaw hit the floor”



yeah I take back what I said about the Incidentals, I still feel like they could’ve done more with III but I is harmless and I really fuck with II



Btw too hawks, my sound off just says it’s their best since Sunbather… I don’t think that’s unreasonable. I have no idea if I’ll end up thinking it’s their best (long shot tbh, I love this record sm) but this is absolutely better than Granite, OCHL, and New Bermuda.

veninblazer
March 28th 2025


20047 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Hawks tbf I'm hesitant to call it #1 Deafheaven just yet (my heart still lies with New Bermuda) but I am certain it will be high on my list at the end of the year if not #1

Relinquished
March 28th 2025


50089 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Hawks tbf there’s like 5-6 dudes saying it’s amazing, I wouldn’t call that hype

Faraudo
March 28th 2025


5398 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Sunbather: "1"

izlez
March 28th 2025


247 Comments


Reminds me of when people lost their minds over Children of the Moon on day one and I said everyone needed to chill out a bit. Turns out now I agree with them



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