Deception Pass is, far and away, D+'s most interesting record. I was dreading listening to this, especially after how I felt about their last few releases. However, this thing is really ambitious. From the song structures to the writing to the inventive composing, I can't help but find a lot of intrigue in this album. Yes, the singing is still annoying, and yes there is far more filler on here than there should be, but the songs that hit ... read more

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robfeemster

I should have known better than to assume that their last album was anything other than just a flash in the pan. While yes, this does go a bit out of the bands comfort zone - I cannot say it is for any good reason. It seems like they just had shit they wanted to try out, so they did. And I can respect that they did it, but that's the most I can give them. This just feels like a baffling change in direction, losing the momentum they had built up, going back to their old sound for the ... read more

stitchpicks

As the final track of Deception Pass expresses, D+ can do anything they want, and nobody can stop them. This is easily their most ambitious record of their first four releases, and sometimes that isn't always in positive ways. The sea shanties and more vocal-based cuts on this one are some of my favorite output of theirs, but the extended finale in particular felt like an inside joke that I likely won't ever get.

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