A great, fun, consistent debut, that would be a solid 3.8 if it didn't lose itself a bit in the last third. There is an aspect of my enjoyment that stems from this oozing 60s happiness, which is something I have been missing and which makes relatively generic songs shine perhaps more than they otherwise would - 2,3,6-8 are all not the most memorable tracks, but I enjoyed them loads nonetheless. 1 opens up with a slightly unusual rhythm but makes for a fun track still, 4 is faster than its predecessors and hella fun with a slight latino vibe on the brass even (probs unintentional I venture) and vox that definitely sound like the inspiration for Hercules' OST. 5 on the other hand completely rupture this with a slow song, not quite prevented from being a bit boring by an impressive vocal performance. 9 kinda marks the transition into the album overextending with a kinda awkward track (don't like that low voice humming in my ears man), 10's okay, then 11 is another slow song and confirms this dropping in rating a bit. It ends on a fadeout but I'll give that a pass considering we are in the 60s and this is the first bad one. 12 is more fun, but this still dropped a bit to a 3.6
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