Amputechture

68 -> 78
the first listen of this album was definitely a shock coming from Frances the Mute. initially it felt as though it was severely lacking; songs abruptly shift/end into the next at times, some of the longer tracks would fail to keep me engaged throughout their runtime, and a far more subdued sound left me feeling a bit hollow by the end of my listening experience.
however, despite these flaws/inconsistencies, what i did not expect from this album was the replay value! the full embracement of their latin-american culture! the introduction of new miscellaneous instruments that always ooze personality into a track!
while the concept is still a bit lost on me as of writing this, it's clear that equal love and care was put into writing these individual vignettes as there was on their prior work, whether it shows in it's flashiness or it's raw emotion.