Swooning me with your banger tunes
God damn, this is fucking great. It was hard to beat their debut but this might’ve accomplished that. So many amazing songs, really consistent and it’s everything I could ask for from SP. It’s just as if they expanded on the sound of that record, which I’m completely more than fine with. Panic Switch has the sexiest bass line on planet earth. Like god damn. AND THE TONE IS SO GOOD ughhhh. The chorus is super catchy and endlessly ... read more
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Nah it was still really good
One of the highlights from the 2000s indie rock scene and a fantastic LP overall. Some ideas get regurgitated and become too repetitive, but overall it’s an improvement on their already impressive debut - I’m surprised Silversun Pickups don’t get more traction considering how well their early releases have aged.
There’s No Secrets This Year - 8
The Royal We - 10
Growing Old Is Getting Old - 9
It’s Nice To Know You Work Alone - 10
Panic Switch - 9
Draining - 7
Sort Of - 8
Substitution - 10
Catch & Release - 7
Surrounded - 7
Overall Score: 85
Favorite: Substitution
Least Favorite: Draining
1 | There's No Secrets This Year 5:33 | 83 |
2 | The Royal We 4:47 | 83 |
3 | Growing Old Is Getting Old 5:54 | 74 |
4 | It's Nice to Know You Work Alone 4:46 | 80 |
5 | Panic Switch 5:44 | 82 |
6 | Draining 4:55 | 78 |
7 | Sort Of 5:28 | 77 |
8 | Substitution 4:41 | 80 |
9 | Catch and Release 4:40 | 75 |
10 | Surrounded (Or Spiraling) 4:45 | 81 |
#38 | / | Amazon |
#43 | / | NPR |
#48 | / | Stereogum |
#84 | / | Consequence of Sound |