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I love DGD with a warm affection, but this album felt too repetitive compared to their previous work - it comes across more like B-sides for Mothership than a proper album. Still, it's DGD, with their excellent songwriting, unhinged lyrics, and contrasting vocal styles.
Recommended tracks: Midnight Crusade, Suspended In This Disaster, Evaporate
After the groovy bombastic spectacle that was Mothership I was excited to see what the next album would have in store, while it doesn't exactly measure up it experiments with different sounds that don't always hit the mark. Everything feels so overproduced and generic with the band leaning heavier into their Midwest-emo sound instead of their other post-hardcore and nu metal roots. As a whole the album really just shows this band at their most consumer friendly, but songs like The Rattler and ... read more
For me this album most definitely surpasses Mothership and in my eyes is probably the best album Tillian’s ever been in. I also love how Andrew’s in Evaporate and I love the references to older tracks.
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Track List
| 1 | Son of Robot 3:59 | 87 |
| 2 | Midnight Crusade 3:29 | 81 |
| 3 | Suspended in This Disaster 3:19 | 83 |
| 4 | Care 4:25 | 83 |
| 5 | Count Bassy 4:05 | 84 |
| 6 | Flash 3:07 | 78 |
| 7 | The Rattler 3:22 | 79 |
| 8 | Shelf Life 3:08 | 81 |
| 9 | Slouch 3:11 | 77 |
| 10 | Story of My Bros 3:14 | 74 |
| 11 | Hair Song 3:03 | 71 |
| 12 | Gospel Burnout 4:08 | 77 |
| 13 | Bloodsucker 4:19 | 87 |
| 14 | Evaporate 4:57 feat. Andrew Wells | 90 |
Total Length: 51 minutes
