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So, a couple of days ago, my girlfriend told me about this project, she referred to it as "the album by Paul Banks' alter-ego". I honestly thought she was referring to that one hip-hop album he made in a collab, but no, it was this one, Julian Plenti's "Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper". I felt really interested, not only because the title sounded really cool, but also because, this project came in between "Our Love To Admire" and self-titled, in my opinion, ... read more
I liked it quite a lot
the first half is exactly what I would want to see off of a record like this one, but the second half has a lot to be desired with all that hype that was built up in the first 4 songs. Madrid song is not very good, No Chance Survival is ok, Unwind is sensory overload with those (what I'm guessing) Midi Horns. The songs in the second half are very pretty, but very slow, and they don't clash very well with Paul's voice. As a huge Interpol fan, I just don't think Paul did ... read more
Boldless and weak art-rock that stands still in front of the decision: which way to follow?
A little bit of everything won't shake it or even save it.
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