Album Rating: 3.0

Wasn't too hot on this. It's good, but...eh, it's just not my thing? and I prepped myself with some Bright Eyes and Phoebe's full length before diving in.

Album Rating: 3.0

I'm sure if I was more of an indie folk fan I'd be all over this because it's some pretty solid stuff regardless, but ehhh.

Album Rating: 4.5

definitely an early aoty contender for me tho

Album Rating: 3.0

Maybe it just needs more time to sit with me.

Album Rating: 4.5

This is superb, even gives me some glimpses and vibes of the hey day of 90's alt/piano rock in the vein of the goo goo dolls.

Christ this is wet as a fucking puddle

Album Rating: 4.0

Is that good or bad?

Wet.
Soft. As. Shite.

Album Rating: 3.0

not good.

Album Rating: 2.5

Very okay.

Album Rating: 4.4

in pulls the anti-hype train, right on cue :P

Album Rating: 2.5

hi hello I am here to partake in the anti-hype train

Album Rating: 2.5

temptation to drop my rating by an 'honest - it won't hurt!' eensy weensy .5, purely to better qualify myself for an anti-hype railcard

Album Rating: 2.5

Listening to a few tunes off this again and it is a bit One Tree Hill at times



It’s that tolerance anyone born later than ‘89 seems to have - that One Tree Hill Music immunity

Album Rating: 2.5

why are u so old lmao

Album Rating: 4.4

I was born before 1989, haha

Album Rating: 3.5

As was I.



Doof, you're just ancient my man.

Album Rating: 3.5

Doof at any album Sputnik rates higher than a 3.7:



https://i.imgur.com/GOGwM7u.jpg

Album Rating: 4.0

Idk, Doof looks like 23 in pictures

Album Rating: 3.0

I think the issue here is not in the writing (lyrics seem pretty solid across the board) but rather in the execution; most of the songs are pretty nondescript musically and even melodically I find a lot of the songs just decent. And I rarely find that Phoebe and Conor harmonize in a particularly interesting way. I like the bookends a lot though, fwiw.