Album Rating: 4.5

This is amazing. Band does no wrong.

Album Rating: 5.0

🤘🤘🤘

Album Rating: 4.5

"Didn't care that much for this on first listen tbh"





listen again

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, it sounds like biased advice but honestly this is one of the biggest growers of 2023. Took me several listens before it clicked on a full scale and not just appreciation of a few cool moments.

Album Rating: 5.0

Also, as good as Veer and Reedcutter both are, I absolutely haven't been able to forget Sapphirine lately.

Album Rating: 4.5

alright i'm on the Reedcutter train now. absolutely beautiful closer

also bumping this to a 4.5, one of my fav releases of the year

Album Rating: 5.0

Same. These guys are so good, even the few things I didn't like in the past (Like No Matter How Narrow) I've come around to.



I think this is on par with Shrine tbh. It's different, but not a step down.

Album Rating: 4.0

sapphirine is an earworm

Album Rating: 4.5

Imo the high points of shrine are a tad higher than those on this but this has a higher and more consistent floor given it's shorter length. may ultimately give shrine the edge but def agree this isn't a step down.

Album Rating: 4.5

long December cover is nice

Album Rating: 4.0

man the lyrics on Mictlantecutli are so good

I like this more than Shrine.

Album Rating: 4.0

A month ago that woulda been a spicy take but honestly I'm coming around to feeling the same, although recency bias might be at play. Sowing was spot on about this being a grower. It keeps getting better every time I hit play.

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, it's a grower. I think this is on par with their EPs but still see shrine as their best work.

Been doing a big dive on them.

Varuna, his old branches and cartographer > Shrine as well

Shrine still kicks ass though.

Album Rating: 3.3

Yeah didnt expect to prefer the heavier stuff but I do, wasnt as impressed with this as i hoped

Album Rating: 5.0

When the reeds stop growing, who the hell are you now?

Revisiting today, this ep is so damn good. Wish they just called it an album so it could have been even more hyped.

Also, after the ep, spotify started playing suggested music and its first pick was The World is a Beautiful Places new single. Republic of Wolves touring with TWIABP would work SOOOOO well.

Album Rating: 5.0

That would indeed be a magnificent tour.



Always felt the same way about the EPs. His Old Branches, The Cartographer, and this are all just a song or two away from being full-lengths, and LPs tend to get more coverage and, justified or not, seem to go a longer way in solidifying the legacy of a discography. But at the end of the day, all that matters is that we keep getting awesome new music from these guys.