Album Rating: 4.0

This is so good - love hearing shoegaze with such incredible drums.



And the tasteful use of screams is 😘

Singles have sounded pretty solid imo. These guys might actually have put out a decent album for once in their life

Album Rating: 3.5

this chart has a conspicuous lack of 1.5s

Album Rating: 3.5

WHAT DOES DAYLIGHT LOOOOK LIKE



IN THIS CHAOS OF COOOLD

Album Rating: 3.0

Yep I thought about 1.5'ing for endearment

Album Rating: 3.5

God, Dan's drumming is absolutely magnificent. Most underrated drummer in the world tbh.

Album Rating: 3.5

update i decided what to rate this

Album Rating: 3.5

I am loving the first two tracks so far, and I find most shoegaze really boring so I guess this is not shoegaze and I am a bandwagoner or whatever

Album Rating: 5.0

Glad to see Jay in the 4.5 club!



I am in the "I've never cared for Deafheaven's prior releases" camp. This new direction speaks to me far more. This album is more of an album experience than previous releases. The heavy parts of the end of Lament for Wasps and Mombasa hit far more while listening to it all rather than just listening to the songs themselves.



The dreamy, spacey guitar blending with the synths is a welcoming addition. The clean vocals, while not exceptional, definitely compliment their soundscape more than the previous droning screams. The hooks are there, and man, I just really love this album.



Great review, I'd pos if I could

Album Rating: 5.0

Neptune really brings another layer to Great Mass of Color. The screams at the end of Villain work since they're used so sparingly throughout the record. Mombasa is a hauntingly beautiful closer.

The standout here are the drums. They carry everything and pack a punch when that double pedal hits. They feel extraordinary while their blast beat infused previous albums take a "more is more" approach. I feel like the "less is more" approach works far better.



Edit: could bump this to 5 with repeated listens

Album isn't bad. Seems like it has the potential to be a grower with lots of repeated listens, but I'm not sure if it will earn those listens.

Also, OCHL is great.

Album Rating: 4.5

Good review! One small nitpick: "Lament for Wasps" ends with double bass, not blast beats.

Need more love for Villain

Nice review, truly. Thought the “replacing heaviness with intensity” line felt a bit redundant but that’s all. And it’s weird to hear that they’re dropping the metal influences. Kind of makes me hesitant to listen lol

"this chart has a conspicuous lack of 1.5s"

you're welcome

Album Rating: 3.0

villian is a nice mid album track, really liking how the twinkly guitars mix with that bass tone



bass on this is sex

This is a gorgeous and inspiring review, also the record is okay on first listen, probably will need mkre than the previous records to sink in.

Album Rating: 2.0

This was stupendously okay, I can’t remember a more neutral first listen in fact.

Album Rating: 3.0

That describes this band in general pretty much, with the exception of Sunbather which I view as a fluke classic.

Album Rating: 4.0

The drums and guitar tones on this sound insanely good