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i felt obliged to like the beggar because it was swans. it was still an incredible album by every stretch of the imagination, and endearing with modern rock creativity. the beggar is an album that's still hard to hate, but an album that felt very down-tempo, and a musical art-form that was a swan-song to swans' discography. whether or not that is a bad thing is certainly up for debate within the community. however, with ecstatic surprise from fans, birthing is so contrary in almost ... read more

never would i have thought that a musician that started on youtube bring me to the edge of tears. we live in such beautiful times

I feel as though this is the very expected direction of the band going forward. It resembles the same shift that Pink Floyd went through with Syd Barret. A visionary with a deep passion for expression that was ultimately too overwhelming for either of them to continue long term. Isaac gave his all for their first two albums, and really put all of everything he was as a human being into Ants From Up There as a grandiose masterpiece. It would feel almost inappropriate to have a follow-up album ... read more

would be a 101 if drake had a feature