It's just so fucking good, man.

yeah

It's simply really good post-hardcore

As close to a perfect album as one could expect.

Stream of consciousness review:

For an hour and three minutes you are fully consumed by the world built by Sleep Token - beatifully diverse, wonderfully fun (sexy), and crushingly depressing. Three 6 + minute epics are the tentpoles of this record, showing within their respective runtimes a range of themes and sounds that are rarely explored in full albums - and this is not just diversity for diversity's sake: IT'S DONE WELL.

Just showing you ... read more

At times fun - a few of the songs later in the album just kind of melt together in my mind, though.

Not as bombastic and urgent as Collide, but that was a decade ago. A lot of the DNA that went into the slower songs on that album can really be seen here.

Serviceable, but not essential.

midwest emo hyperpop - not much more to say, really

As the first ES album I ever listened to, I always took this one for granted. Truly great <3

bleep bloop make brain happy

This album feels like a perfect pairing with their more accessible sounding 2018 album Dispose - an agressive, toxic view on a recently ended relationship, full of undisguised resentment and blame. This matched with the more confident and expressive sound of the album, experimenting with poppy choruses and electronic interludes.

This album, on the other hand - introspective, thoughtful, and teeming with regret. It feels like a direct sequel, moving swiftly onto the next stage of grief. ... read more

Enter Shikari - 70
Mothership - 65 (song is decent, it's just a bad recording)
Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour - 65
Labyrinth - 80
No Sssweat - 65
Today Won't Go Down In History - 65
Reprise 1 - 70
Return To Energiser - 65
Sorry, You're Not A Winner - 80
Johnny Sniper - 83
Adieu - 85
Ok, Time For Plan B - 74
Reprise 2 - 68

21/04/23 Hot take:

Best shikari album.

29/04/23

Okay, so I've had a little longer to listen and ruminate, and I've come to the conclusion:

Best shikari album.

This is the culmination of a long and diverse career for the boys, perfecting a mix of sounds and themes that made the rest of their discography so unique and exhilarating. A triumphant expression of joy and hope in a world that is hopeless. Just like 2020s Nothing Is True and Everything is Possible, the timing of the release of ... read more

PICK IT UP!!1!

Was very much looking forward to this release. Their last album (Greatest Hits) was one of my favourites of the year, and the singles leading up to this record were (for the most part) fun, catchy and occasionally showed a different side of the band.

Unfortunately, I think the singles were the best parts of the album, as is often the case - but I still think it really holds together as a collection of songs, with strong storytelling and pacing. I just wish that the level of quality had ... read more