Would’ve been awesome if it was their 5th album. Not as good as GNFPWLBN nor The Moon and Antarctica, but it pulls good (and some bad) ideas from both and exists as their best release in two decades. Do I think this record is even that great? Certainly not. I think it’s closer to an alright album than a very good one, and the dip the album takes in the second half reminds you that they’re definitely the same band they have been the past 20 years. Is it crazy it took them this ... read more
If any of the music released in 2026 so far should teach you anything it’s that Electropop is in good hands
A caricature of Modest Mouse. If I asked a cover band to record an album that sounds like GNFPWLBN it would be this. 14 out of 15 of these songs are the exact same kind of song, with the exception of the out of place industrial track Pistol, which is maybe the worst song I’ve heard from them.