Vanishing Twin started as a vehicle for Lucas to explore her unresolved feelings about the sibling she never had, but with The Age of Immunology, it’s become a communal celebration of the second family that’s helped fill the void.
The Age of Immunology's seamless flow reinforces Vanishing Twin's manifesto that different sounds -- and people -- can coexist in harmony. It's a message that is all the more refreshing, and necessary, during a time when figurative and literal barriers between people are only growing.
6/10
solid
Fav tracks: Cryonic Suspension May Save Your Life, You Are Not an Island, Backstroke, Language Is a City
Considering how I felt whilst listening to this, I will try my best to write a review on "The Age of Immunology" that faithfully expresses my thoughts on it. But, unfortunately, the truth is, I found this record to be very boring. Yes, there were some quite adventurous elements, especially in the production, that I did enjoy, but, right from the beginning, this album was never able to interest me. The flow of the record was decent; I felt that one track flowed into the next nicely, ... read more
One of my favorite releases of the year, I'm confused by all the poor reviews. Really don't get how it's boring, if anything, there's too much going on here. The album opens with KRK which starts off like a track from the Beastie Boys In Sound From Way Out, quickly moves onto a smoother more ethereal Stereolab with a few foreign language documentary soundtracks dropped in, and then ends with a Laika-like closing track. One of the more engagingly adventurous yet nostalgic listens in recent ... read more
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