DevinH

I’m not joking, his might be the best Bleachers since their debut.

Jack and the gang have refined their new sound over the past couple albums, but instead of sounding like the same old same old, this album feels like new territory for the band. I never would have thought that the same band who did “I Want to Get Better” would use a fiddle, banjo, and by the sound of it, sitar 4 albums later.

Aside from singles like “you and forever” and “the van” ... read more

A sprawling Americana complex pic for the ages filled with ample country twang and Dylan-esque lyricism.

This album sounds like an ode to the Midwest with mentions to almost every state in the region (except Nebraska 😢). I can imagine myself listening this on long road trips through the “Badlands” and “Cowtowns” for many years to come. It’s certainly long enough to find something new in each listen.

Thanks for the rec Dad!

An accidental masterpiece.

Just listened to the 15th anniversary rerelease on vinyl after a Q+A and signing with the band before going to see them perform tonight and I’m on cloud 9! This band is so special to me and hearing how they met so wholesomely and stayed together through thick and thin makes me love them even more. Their camaraderie and love for each other is evident on every track of the original album and even more so on the unreleased gems on the second disc.

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This would be my favorite THATH album if the debut didn’t exist.

So many of the songs are amazing but there are just so many songs that they can’t keep up the whole time. This one fully delves into the depths of the themes explored in the first album. The perfect sequel.