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| 3.5 great | TheManMachine | March 23rd 16 |
Sure, I too initially scoffed at the unshakable aching, the scant and mild electro, the near-stagnation via wounded-falsetto uniformity -- but then each-n-every piece-of-cake hook revealed itself to be distinctive and enduring, and soon after emerged the certitude that porticos-pacemaker Aaron Maine uses these attributes to rightfully bolster his aura of affection. The tunes are cushy smooth and clear-cut enough to make a quick sax-spew and willful keyb-flub protrude like cute lil' anomalies; and for this security-seeking clean-shaven approval addict who spends his loner/stoner hours in a twin bed floatin'+wonderin' about "her" and admires cars cuz they can get him the hell outta dodge, they leave plenty of room for rudimentary words and aboveboard alienation. Femme-harmony backups for xtra-tender support, occasional auto-tune inflections because why not?
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | February 8th 20 |
Feels like the first time they make their style work since 2011's Summer of Ten EP. They tone down the moany annoying vox and the weirdness, especially in the early record. 1-2 are bouncy jams, vaguely evoking Depeche pop. 3 has jammy sounds but vox that don't work as well, which will be a recurring theme as the album goes on. 4 is ok but I did not even notice the track changed. 5 shows again good sounds but less good over worsening vocals. The auto-tune use is generally good but is sometimes excessive and sounds like a parody, especially on 7 and on 12 which concludes the album quite flatly. 7 is still a cool track with a nice synthy bridge in the midtrack. On 9 the singer gets quite moany but the instrumental is cool and the conclusion well crafted. 10 is cool, and 11 is a boring track in the vein of their earlier stuff. This started off as a 3.8, but overall it feels more like a 3.55
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| 5.0 classic | hobblepot | November 14th 19 |
I don't know what it is about this album/band, they just make me happy, their music helps me relax and makes me feel better no matter what situation i am in. but i don't really know why that is
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| 3.5 great | BrushedRed | February 24th 16 |
Sure it all kinda sounds the same, but each song is very dreamy and well-produced. Sounds like something I would pass out on the beach to.
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| 4.5 superb | SonofSnow | February 18th 16 |
I'm in love with this thing, hits all the right notes for me. Out of nowhere release, just great vibes.
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| 5.0 classic | j1sh28 | May 16th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | gschwen | January 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | ilia | August 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | chris. | April 3rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | mommypig | September 12th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Rudy K. EMERITUS | January 25th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Veldin | March 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pangea | January 20th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Prole | November 21st 16 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | September 6th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoshieG | March 17th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jade | March 11th 16 |
| 3.0 good | maddin | February 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eildur | February 19th 16 |
| 3.6 great | Irving EMERITUS | February 12th 16 |
| 3.5 great | ellagos | February 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | SBMike | February 9th 16 |
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