extremely close to pop perfection. With the exception of 'bad blood' which i find to be melodically boring and production-wise grating, this album is bulletproof pop songwriting; hypnotising melodies; pristine production with soaring choruses; passionate vocal performances; sonically cohesive and smart songwriting.
Favourites: blank space, style, out of the woods, ayhtdws, i wish you would, clean
Least fav: bad blood
Beaming with personality and talent. This recording will never fail to make me emotional. Stars is the single greatest live performance ever.
This album is something else man. Every song it so emotionally captivating and masterfully explores the broad themes of isolation, anxiety, and longing with such care and complexity paired with incredibly lush and beautiful production. It is cohesive, flows wonderfully, and I always get something new out of it everytime. It's been four years since this came out and it hasn't lost its emotional potency or diaristic and confessional strengths one bit. It is raw, honest, and Taylor turns ... read more
on their latest record, EABS mix funky jazz-fusion, ambient atmospheric woodwinds and a touch of house to produce a versatile instrumental album.
This album is both all over the place yet fits so well together to create a staggering mix of different rock sounds. From tracks like
'Big time nothing' which has a backing bass synth that sounds like it's off Bjork's 'Army of Me' yet contains moments of percussion that I might expect off a Talking Heads record., to the song 'Flea' which starts off with a seductive old-fashioned guitar riff that I might hear on a 60's rock n roll song, but explodes into a head banging chorus to 'Broken Man' ... read more