From the two songs released thus far, "Whisper" and "An Escape", it's clear that The Dear Hunter are releasing quite an opus. First of all, as amazing a musician Casey Crescenzo is, he is a phenomenal producer and the production on this album is leagues above the quality of anything I have heard in a large number of years. Secondly, while "Whisper" was an instant classic with me, "An Escape" took a little longer to enjoy. I loathed "An Escape" on the first listen thinking it as The Dear Hunter throwing everything out that made them interesting, on repeated listens however it grew on me and is now one of my favourite songs by the band. I think this to be the case with the majority of the songs on this album. What I expect to hear from this album from what I've heard so far: top tier production, a continuation and, for lack of a better word, "good" version of The Colour Spectrum, with an occasional retro feel, slathered in excessive hooks by the master of melody himself, Casey Crescenzo. Also, "Whisper" makes me want to watch the popular kids show, Little Bear and there's nothing wrong with that, so props to them.
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