wow. i was very pleasantly surprised by this. first off, this is insanely well produced for an AOTY user album. especially considering that this is his debut like how the fuck does this sound so tight. i really love the story telling on this album. while the idea of an album revolving around space travel may not be an original one, this album finds ways to make jt interesting. a lot of these songs were just very enjoyable to me. like even without the story, a lot of these tracks manage to keep ... read more
I want to preface this review by saying that this isn’t going to be a linear review, it might be a little unorthodox, but I wanted to write it in a similar fashion to this album. This album, to me at least, has a story to it, but that story isn’t a linear one, its beginning isn’t at the beginning. I want to tell the story of this album, all parts of it.
“The sun is going down
And soon you’ll be left with visions of outer space
Look out the window
The star is gone ... read more
It's crazy how little recognition this guy is getting outside of this site, there's some really great stuff here. Also, that outro track.
These guys had it since the beginning. They put the "space" in the space rock revival, since every track has a sort of cosmic quality to it. It sounds very pristine, and with a light concept feel to it that is pretty riveting, and engages on a deeper level with its curious, astronomical brand of writing. Super cool.
1 | Sirius' Theme 2:59 | 81 |
2 | Negatives of the Moon (On a Moonless Night) 5:58 | 95 |
3 | Somewhere Anywhere 4:38 | 85 |
4 | Reverie 5:56 | 94 |
5 | All These Lights 1:43 | 77 |
6 | Light Years Away, Pt. 1 4:36 | 94 |
7 | Light Years Away, Pt. 2 5:22 | 91 |
8 | No One Is Coming (Daydreamer) 7:03 | 90 |
9 | Dying Star (SN 1604) 5:07 | 88 |