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70
Even though the album contains a lot of fun, chaotic moments, Sweet Trip sound more comfortable taking it slow this time around, and while the hooks aren't as obvious as they were on the band's previous two releases, it's still an immersive experience that rewards repeated listens.
5mo
70
Sweet Trip is mostly unaffected by the comeback curse on A Tiny House.
4mo
The idea of finding Sweet Trip again was becoming endless, like a bottle in the sea. The album A Tiny House In Secret Speeches Polar Equals sounded like a mirage that we didn't want to believe, but it is real, a chance for us passionate. With some nuances, the new adventure is really fantastic, like a dream that only the Sweet Trip architects can offer us.
Hailing from San Francisco, the famous duo hadn't given us any news for about 11 years, except for a few postcards from archives dug up, ... read more
Hailing from San Francisco, the famous duo hadn't given us any news for about 11 years, except for a few postcards from archives dug up, ... read more
This may just be my favorite album of the year thus far. A trip through candy valley, Sweet Trip's new record takes us across a colorful and dreamy electronic landscape over its near 70-minute runtime.
I'm not all that familiar with Sweet Trip's work and was not expecting their newest record to sound how it does at all. I was aware of their "masterpiece" Velocity : Design : Comfort, which I heard was largely electronic and IDM influenced, but their newest record sounds like it ... read more
I'm not all that familiar with Sweet Trip's work and was not expecting their newest record to sound how it does at all. I was aware of their "masterpiece" Velocity : Design : Comfort, which I heard was largely electronic and IDM influenced, but their newest record sounds like it ... read more
You'd wonder what kind of ideas Sweet Trip could come up with in 12 years. Although the sound is not all that new, it's still so beautiful. Sweet Trip never fails at making me feel like I'm floating in the dark, and this album really gives me that melancholic float. The band sounds really mature and incredibly emotional at times, you could really tell that they've been stuck with these melodies and amazing arrangements for a while.
If you love their last two albums, you will most likely enjoy ... read more
If you love their last two albums, you will most likely enjoy ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Tiny Houses 5:52 | 87 |
| 2 | Surviving a Smile 5:25 | 82 |
| 3 | The Weight of Comfort, This Rain is Comfort, This Rain is You 3:29 | 79 |
| 4 | In Sound, We Found Each Other 5:07 | 86 |
| 5 | Chapters 5:36 | 83 |
| 6 | Eave Foolery Mill Five 7:26 | 81 |
| 7 | Snow Purple Treasures 6:28 | 74 |
| 8 | Come Spend the Night 2:50 | 73 |
| 9 | Randfilt 3:50 | 69 |
| 10 | You 5:08 | 75 |
| 11 | Walkers Beware! We Drive into the Sun 3:41 | 82 |
| 12 | Zafire Melts the Heart in Modulation 1:58 | 72 |
| 13 | Polar Equals 6:38 | 83 |
| 14 | At Last a Truth That is Real 6:02 | 83 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 9 minutes
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4mo
One of the rare instances in where the RYM score is higher lol (A 3.75+ is above 80 over there I'm pretty sure)
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Added on: November 8, 2020