hey do people like this I can't tell

yeah i agree i just have this thing where when i have people proofreading i trust their decisions more than mine but i fixed it, plus made a couple other fixes. i also think you guys need to realize i explicitly said THIS ALBUM IS NOT THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE AS THAT WOULD BE A MAJOR OVERSTATEMENT so idk why you guys are pissing your pants like i said it was lol

Is better than devil and god - probably not part of any "music canon".

hellscythe idk it's okay not enough sideways hats and mid 2000's shit music vids 2.3/5

Album Rating: 4.5

i mean you did say "the individuality and uniqueness it showcases is unparalleled by any other record I’ve personally heard in my life" with a straight face which is just...listen to more albums.

Album Rating: 3.0

"Desert especially will be underrated by a lot of people I reckon"



Nah that shit is fire, but yeah probably. I haven't seen anyone besides you mention it yet

^thats more the part i was concerned with (@lucid)

I don't know which song it is that mentions that the fish won't judge you but that song is the best song on this

fyi ian not trying to crush your spirits. imo the best way to learn is to be forced to second guess your writing and consider giving it an overhaul from time to time. you'll never improve if all you get are back-pats, nahmnsaying

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

If this is a 5, TDAG is a 35.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Based on your rating of this and your rating of TDAG, I think what you're trying to say is "if this is a 5, TDAG is an 8.3"

Album Rating: 3.5

54 fives? really? this is ridiculous lol

Album Rating: 4.5

"Could Never Be Heaven through to Desert is such a damn good run. Desert especially will be underrated by a lot of people I reckon"



why you gotta call me out like this rowan

yeah i get ya tristan, somebody needed to say it. i definitely rushed this for better or for worse i won't lie to you guys. still gave it my all with the amount of time i was given though, been tryna keep the daily review schedule goin hahahah

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

The cycle of "lmao just waiting for the other side to grow up/stop being pretentious douches" is never going to end with BN on sput, it's tradition at this point

Album Rating: 1.0

8 years

Album Rating: 4.4

love you kris but I can't let you sleep on Desert my man

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

"With Science Fiction, Brand New managed to squander all expectations thrown their way" - squander has negative connotations and you don't justify why this is a good thing.



I don't think the Oasis digression works, or is relevant, because the bands aren't analogous at all



I don't think "fickle" is the best word to base a motif around



I feel like you talk a lot about the point of the album but other than some (insightful!) disquisitions on life and death in the first para -- which seem to be a propos nothing -- i've read this four times and i don't know what the point is, or the profound statement they're trying to convey, or the one you are. what is the ideology? what is the crux that hauls fans out of the rut? none of this explained, which means the review doesn't cohere; i know that music is ineffable, and the feelings and ideations it inspires can be hard to pin down, but you're a good reviewer, a really good reviewer, so you have to, even if it means taking a breath and waiting a couple of hours before posting.



idk it's not that the review is badly written, on the contrary, but ultimately it doesn't really say anything because it's burdened by the weight of excitement. i'm on the fence, basically.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Brand New and Manchester Orchestra for 1 and 2 on the Sput Staff end of year list

91 votes and this still has a 4.6? Okay who here is troll rating? lol