Surprisingly, not what I expected from the first single (GODSTAINED) and all the promo Quad did for this album.
TL;DR: Good, even great, but heavily flawed, and too close to I DIdn't Mean To Haunt You in its presentation, inviting unflattering comparisons. Should be shorter. Spoilers ahead.
This album strays less from the formula built on 2022's brilliant 'I Didn't Mean to Haunt You', which is at the same time a quality and a failing of this project. On one hand, why ... read more
Somehow even better than Clancy? What? HOW?! Also, welcome back Korea 2012 demo!
It would be 100 if it had a second verse pushing it into the 4 minute territory. I adore this song though, and the post-punk emo aesthetic is super cool.
I honestly don't hate this, I'm just indifferent to it. Die Trying is fire. Nokia is goofy and fun. The rest is painfully boring.
I love the fact that we can listen to this version, but I find myself wanting to listen to the reduced original release more. I think trimming the fat was a wise decision. All of these songs are good tho.