Such an underrated band with a unique blend of indie pop, rock and edm, with subtle psychedelic sounds sprinkled throughout.
Some unexpected drops and beat switches turn several of their tracks into genre-bending ballads, while others are more stripped back and acoustic - allowing us to really hear the lead singer’s beautiful voice on its own.
Fav tracks: Another Life, Dead Again, Burning Hour
Cocoon is my favourite song of theirs overall. Webs and Freedom are also great on this album. I often find myself skipping the rest but overall loving their sound right now.
Can’t believe he’d been sitting on some of these tracks for so long
After hearing the first few singles, I was so excited as they had the classic Drums sound we first fell in love with. However, it seems the rest of the album went a completely different direction and just didn’t seem to fit. ‘I want it all’ and ‘better’ lured me into expecting something similar to Abysmal Thoughts, which is perhaps the reason I felt even more disappointed (which I hate to admit).
I am absolutely in full support of artists evolving their sound and ... read more
This album has had a chokehold on me for 10 years and I’ve only grown to like it more. Arguably the best album of that era of surf rock.
The perfect first single for a perfect album. This is the song that immediately turned me into a super-fan.
No skips. No notes.
Fav tracks: Vampire, Ballad of a homeschool girl, Teenage Dream.
This album will always have a special place in my heart
Fav tracks: Mirror, Heart Basel, Shoot the sun down, Head of the Horse
I went from fan to super-fan because of this album. Makes me wanna cry and dance at the same time??
Favourite tracks: Roze, Tanya
No notes tbh just a phenomenal edm album and finale to the Actual Life era.
Fav tracks: Delilah, Kammy, Danielle, Clara
After three practically perfect albums, I had very high expectations. There are some absolutely stunning tracks - ‘Just Stand There’ might be one of my favourite songs of his. Fear Less and Backseat are also beautiful.
As a whole, it didn’t seem to flow the same as the Actual Life series. I hate to compare, but it doesn’t feel like each song fits on the same project like previous projects do. This is what I loved about Fred, he created albums that were best listened to ... read more
Album of the year and Billie’s best IMO. I thought I was a Billie fan before, but this album changed my brain chemistry. Regretfully deducting 1 point (lol) because I have to skip The Diner.
Fav tracks: Chihiro, Birds of a feather, The Greatest
Firstly - we LOVE to see an Aussie act blow up globally like this, something that hasn’t really happened to this extent in a long time. This is a great album overall - with many certified indie rock hits. I think we can expect to see these guys get bigger and better by album #3.
Fav track: Heading For The Door