I think it's underappreciated, but it's still definitely the weakest Spiritualized album by a significant margin, primarily because it goes all in on the element of their sound that's always been the least interesting. Their heavier, garage rock tracks are usually welcome when sprinkled conservatively throughout the tracklist, but when it's the whole meat and potatoes of the album, it becomes a chore.
Which is a shame because pushed down to the end of the album, there are some very solid songs ... read more
Hey Florence those are supposed to go on the inside not around your neck
By the time I process that a song has ended and the next track is playing, that next song has already ended
Fuck student demonstration time and fuck mike love but this is pretty great otherwise
I spent so many years dismissing Fleetwood Mac's back catalog (and by back catalog, I mean everything besides Rumours) as inessential and not worth trying and I deeply regret that