Seems like this album is the strongest debut since like... forever? Maybe not really forever but hell. I can't really tell something special about Statues, it speaks for itself. It's so good it seems like it's a gift from an outerspace, from Interstellar's time-dimensional beings who know everything about us and our most sacred wishes, especially musical ones. Everything is here: from exceptional hooks to a straight up prog/math-rock insanity. They sound like Karnivool's beefy, athletic avatar. The only real complaint could be about a predictability which album showcases towards the end. After "Savior" you already know what to expect: the band will nail a bunch of Mastodonian riffs atop some Dillingerian rhythms, then comes Will - first he lures us with a fluid clean melody and then he rips his guts apart with his inhuman screams. Although I think this complaint is nothing more than a nibble - at least in "Statues" case - we got next album on its way and I'm somewhat worried, because the songwriting in all singles by far showcased an unlikely shift in quality. Will's cleans felt significantly less comfortable and not least because of questionable melodies; where are the vocal hooks of "Glass built castles", "Saviour", "Crooks", "Say you will", "Set in Stone" level? etc. I hope that this is only the case for singles tho...
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