a beautiful album which feels very reminiscent of their earlier days, and some of my personal favourite periods of release. absolutely loved the increase in screams in this record, and a lot of them felt utterly covered in emotion that just enhanced the listening experience for me. huge fan of the heavier songs too, and the whole vibe of the contract. little filler, beautiful callbacks to hds, truce in the final song and ‘entertain my faith’ also had me in goosebumps. a stellar ... read more
the atmospheric vibes on this album are some for the books, with this being the first starset album to separate the interlude from the tracks. whilst some do feel a bit disjointed, the further into the album the better the transition. i think this album has some brilliant songs, and my god they know how to do a cover. very strong and simply gorgeous
faves: dystopia, toksik, ad astra, shattered dreams
Gave this one a go after having “shallow” recommended to me by the spotify algorithm and loving it. Overall it was pretty up and down with some gems in there, defo thought (for the most part) that the second half of the album picked up. a bit inconsistent but some nice vocals
faves: shallow, omen, wasted, reasons
an interesting listen for sure, and i’ll start by saying i’m sure it would resonate more with straight listeners, however it did miss a lot for me. there were elements of fun, whimsy and i do think a woman openly discussing sex in songs is something that should not be torn down or used against her, as think of the amount of male artists that spout vulgar things about women. this genre personally doesn’t to it for me but there were a few absolute gems in here that i will ... read more
this was a Thoroughly Enjoyable project, i really really liked this. amazing pacing, stunning vocals and exactly the kinda album ive been needing to add to this years releases. couldnt stop smiling and dancing along and thats how you know its a stellar performance. there were a few slightly weaker links within this project However that really didnt take away much from the overall impact of the album and how this has firmly entered my on repeat!!!
faves: kill me fast, in waves, never ordinary, ... read more
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