I was expecting pretty much nothing, after their last two letdowns, but lo and behold this is their most exciting album since 'Mess'. At the same time it's their most predominantly ethereal and melodic work in a while. It also marks a step in a completely new direction, atmospheric and patient. I'm glad they found this new flavour to their music and I am anticipating with great impatience what they will come up with in the future, provided they pursue this sound further (as they should, I believe). From the negatives I'd only point out the misplaced falsetto that almost always sounded funny rather than endearing and tore me out of the experience.
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