Some brilliant stuff, a few complete duds. Always Something, Aberdeen, Shake Me Down, 2024, Right Before My Eyes, and Flow/Right Before My Eyes Acoustic are really great - getting rid of the acoustic Right Before My Eyes is the worst creative decision this band had ever made, and it's a good thing it's been fixed in later re-issues with the addition of "Shiver."
This one is their weakest project, which, uh, it's a collection of unreleased projects and one single, so.
Harmonize, Little Red Riding World, Belladonna Killz, Scenester Fabulous, and Follow (Trans Lunar Ejector Maneuver) are all good listens. I wish Never Stop, Mavericks, and Oddloop were on here.
There is no CD release. That makes me sad.
A slight step back from New World Alphabet, which I think is probably to be expected after a few years off and a few songs on the album years-old singles.
Undivided is great, Feel Alive is MEANT for hockey arenas and stupid catchy, Stir The Pot is incredibly funny (it's definitely off-key on purpose because funny), Medicine will always be an earworm, Happy is incredible, and Dragons was a great closer for the band's "final" album. Of course, now they're doing live ... read more
Their most fun album. Work Shoes is a bop, Domino is funky and catchy, California Medication is a great car song, and Alien-Us-Broken Smile is a phenomenal streak. Ranks right there with Advanced Basics for me.
Canadian version reviewed:
Yeah, I'd tend to say this one's their best release overall. Hydrogenuine is incredible, Shipwreck is probably their best song full stop, and Yin Yang is a fantastic party song. Built to Break is a great closer, but the same concept was executed better on New World Alphabet with Broken Smile.