feels very free and unrestrained, but also not. many light, catchy melodies contrasted against the largely grim (for lack of a better word) lyrics. there is a certain lust for life here, at least on the surface, that is not present in iceage's other works, brought about by the mostly bright, exuberant sound (this statement appears contradictory to my remark about the nature of the lyrics, but i maintain that it does make sense). i feel like i should be listening to this outside, ideally ... read more
really enjoyed this! it may not be the most innovative album in the world, but there's a lot of cool ideas and awesome sounds here.
why would you ever release drop dead when you have something this great lined up? faith in the album has been reinvigorated!
$ooo fun, production i$ awe$ome, feel like there'$ a lot more to thi$ than one may initially a$$ume. there are a few $ong$ that i couldn't fully get into, but the overall album i$ pretty $trong.