Cunningly sequenced, The Ways We Separate is exceptionally fluid and tightly bound, made for compulsive listening with no weak links.
Beacon attempt to narrow in tighter on a particular kind of romantic wreckage, using their expansive, ravey R&B to focus on the ways in which we grow together and grow apart, connecting and disconnecting, over and over.
While it’s easy to see The Ways We Separate as cashing in on a trend in the upswing, there is a poetic element to its introspective musings that’s much more engaging than the music that backs it.
The Way We Separate proves to be an incredibly consistent, well-crafted, and fully realized experienced that submerges the listener in a lush, hazy environment.
The sound is smooth, but the stakes are low.
This is an instance of two young artists striving to make a complete and enthralling experience, but, in the end, failing to let their creativity and adventurous natures lead them all the way there.