as a whole, the entire album is tangled altogether to address freedom in some way (“This City”), as well as fragility (“Truth” and “Patience”) and the choices one make (“Let It Come”) to change ourselves— at times it stumbles on passion (“Only Love”) and the parting of ways (“Stirdur Saknur)”, because despite being a stop in everyone’s lives, it’s also (and i quote) “all that matters” ... read more

a beautiful and intimate record that delicately touches upon a narrative of loneliness, break-up and a tiny bit of self-sufficiency (starring self-sabotage and everything loathsome from a heavy heart agenda). what glues it all together is the heartbreak collection of songs, which are told sensitively amidst the bruising with its moving indie folk production that targets string instruments to make sentimentalism come alive stronger than ever. the songwriting is beauteous and straightforward as ... read more

if you were to come up with a concept of heaven and hell, you’d have plenty of references (from the bible and in the pop culture there is a few) to approach the thematic. the problem with me is that i expected too much from it when in reality, pop music has always been there to “just to make people feel good rather than making them think,” therefore no one is going to mention The Divine Comedy Trilogy (if you mention the acts itself, maybe it counts), but that’s ... read more

the value that Taemin’s third full-length album possesses is his epitome as an artist. the title is something he would think about with dread – thereby, the personal atmosphere to it arouses –, whereas the title track’s cinematographic vision was a creation of his own. he masters dancing, singing and projecting well, considering the conception of the project as a whole. it constantly pokes various genres throughout its highly-produced ride that it feels like a different ... read more