incredibly self-indulgent band tries to play milllenial tastemakers by trying out every popular 'alt' genre from the last 30 years. some of it faceplants quite comically. george daniel is a great electronic music producer though. some interesting quotes from the recording process:

"I went through a big bright eyes phase during my formative years, we really wanted to capture vulnerability like that throughout the record."

"I was drunk in an uber at 3 AM in LA and the craziest ... read more

slappers front 2 back this exceeded my expectations

this caught me by surprise. solid songs, if somewhat derivative. stellar production and performances.

A lovely little record. For fans of Blithe Field, any Sam Ray project, Alex G, Coma Cinema etc. Nothing surprising to fans of lo-fi bedroom pop. Some nice poetry and field recordings/samples throughout. Cool little rap interlude. Nice balance of acoustic guitars, synth loops and dinky drum machines.

Favorites: ...inside the house was getiting darker,... lillies, winter on the moon, interlude, outside the air is getting thinner,

A nice return to form. Hope it won't be 6 years in between albums again...

Hardcore Jeff fans will no doubt go nuts for this. However, I don't find it particularly special in the scope of his catalog. It's cool he's experimenting with longer songs and greater variety of instrumentation, but I think he might yet make a better record than this or Worry. Solid stuff though. I think It will grow on me

Favorites: Yr Throat, All This Useless Energy, TV Stars, Beating My Head Against The Wall

is there anyone who sounds like quite like aaron maine? beautiful, forward thinking production. Definitely more sparse than Pool and less instrumentation but overall just as engaging of a listen. A number of great guest vocals from his dad, Alex G, Dev Hynes, Cam from Cende. A few of the songs feel a little too short, or unfinished but none of them are uninteresting. Almost feels like this plays like more of a mixtape instead of a fleshed out album at times. "Find Me" seems like the ... read more