Very good, although never truly outstanding post-punk with relatively softspoken, minimally producede vocals, that, yes, do give a bit of a dream pop vibe in combination with the post-punk - combo most prominently displayed on 3. 1-3 are quite fast paced, light hearted, cool post-punk with those vibes. Then there is an abrupt rupture of vibe on 4 (which makes for an awkward transition). The track goes much slower, much more goth, much more horror, and marks a darker turn in the album. The track then accelerates into a mild trance of sorts that is quite cool. 5 continues with a nice bass line. There's another awkward transition into 6 with a relatively long blank making the album feel slightly disjointed, which is saved by a really cool bass-led intro afterwards. 7 gets more synthy. 8 brings back the upbeat vibe of 1-3 but combined with the synthiness and bassiness of the last couple songs, making for another highlight, and finally 9 closes things on a wider, more spacious, longer more atmospheric track, which I think is quite a good way to close the album. This doesn't really reach 4.0 territory for me as some other post-punk have much stronger flagship tracks, but the quality, variety, and somewhat recognisable songs are quite strong points. As a debut, this is a 3.9
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