this album is lowkey my 9/11. its kind of a baffling fall off from what has been a consistently solid band. orchid from food for worms is probably one of my favorite songs of all time. but here, my goats are not just washed, they are BATHED in derivative instrumentation, lackluster vocal deliveries, and bizarre songwriting. now do i think this is the worst thing in the world? no. it’s not even close to awful. but i am severely disappointed in what could have been. everything that made ... read more