I wrote a review a few hours after this album dropped, but I wanted to rewrite the review as I've since returned to the album more times than I can count, alongside closely following the ongoing ARG accompanying the album.
Sonically, this is Bring Me's most ambitious album by far, it feels like its trying to cover the entire spectrum of sounds they have explored in past releases and then some. DnB, emo, and hyperpop influences can be felt throughout the album, along with the pop/pop-rock, EDM ... read more
Maybe I just don’t know how to judge ambient music but I am seriously at a loss for words
I think that a lot of the people who are calling this album mediocre have just suppressed the memory of everything Linkin Park made after Meteora. This album is great and is the natural next step after One More Light. Had they been able to release another album with Chester, it probably would have sounded like this.