Djo + Far Caspian = A crazy amazing song. Many twists and turns, but all feel earned??
Paler than its successor, yet still undeniably beautiful and strong on its own. It's fearless tendency to make relatively strange choices gives it a very playful texture that's distinct, especially when compared to its heir.
Second only to Trench, this is a strange project that manages to breach past its massive expectations in some fantastic ways.
This hit like hot chocolate in the dark of winter, like your spirit moving with the city when the air is cool, like the feeling of belonging with nature while the wind keeps you company.
Sometimes you gotta fight back/through the hard times and bad places; sometimes music is a through-line that helps you, as you put on an amazing drum show even when no one is watching...
Also, Josh's vocals are heavenly.
Beauty and intensity meet, and they do not leave. Lives up to its name wonderfully.
There's a lot of peace in these songs and their simple, warm momentum.
I wanted so badly to love this so much more...
MONDAY remains forever peak at least.
Alchemist's Fantasy is amazing. It summons feelings of loss, endings, grief, death, heartache... I can't get enough of it.
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On H1DD3N_1N_TH3_ST4T1C's review of twenty one pilots - Blurryface
"The turnaround is fascinating! Curious what your thoughts are today, especially on Fairly Local and Polarize, haha."
On thelemonkiddeh's review of Racing Mount Pleasant - Racing Mount Pleasant
"Heartbroken over the rating for Your Old Place."
On thelemonkiddeh's review of twenty one pilots - Vessel
"@thelemonkiddeh Totally understand. This a beautifully flawed album, with some strong choices and big rough spots, which become far more endearing when you're either young or going through all the mental health issues this album describes, or both. It's objectively messy and passionate, while Trench and Breach are more of their absolute standouts for sure."
On thelemonkiddeh's review of twenty one pilots - Breach
"The hate for Downstairs makes no sense! Also, Intentions is exponentially better if you love Truce from Vessel, since it's literally that song in reverse. It's definitely a bit milder without that context or appreciation!
Good review, thank you for sharing. o7"
On š¯“’š¯“øš¯“øš¯“¹š¯“®š¯“»'s review of twenty one pilots - Breach
"THANK YOU, JOSH!
Also, Center Mass is the mold and I'm the dead, man, it never stops growing on me...
Btw, what if I told you Tally is easily one of the biggest lore songs on this album chock-full of lore songs?"
On carmsreviews's review of Racing Mount Pleasant - Racing Mount Pleasant
"Real. Easy top 10 album of all time imo. Great review, thanks for sharing!"
On PlasticTrees's review of Racing Mount Pleasant - Racing Mount Pleasant
"Bro's literally me.
Good review."
On EEEEEEEEEELLLLL's review of Racing Mount Pleasant - Racing Mount Pleasant
"I'm seeing "windmill" band thrown around a lot relating to this album--what exactly does it mean?"
On Jlunce Reviews's review of Racing Mount Pleasant - Racing Mount Pleasant
"Ah man, I adore the ending of Your Old Place! It seems to be very intentional in correlation with the meaning and specific lyrics; to put it in a simple sentence, it's the sudden and startling collapse of relationships, the ending of friendships, going from confusion and hopes and lows into an abrupt lack of closure.
Good review. Thanks for sharing!"
On thelemonkiddeh's review of Quadeca - Vanisher, Horizon Scraper
"Such a thorough and passionate review. So well done. I wish I could hear and enjoy this album like you do."
On twistee's review of twenty one pilots - The Contract
"The contract is how much you have to spend on merch and concert tickets (a lot)."
On Kings Kaleidoscope - Acoustic Livestream
"@glman We love to see it!"
On acloudyskye - This Won't Be The Last Time
"@twistee Agreed! He used Myth and Home, the latter of which lead me to the album and the rest of his music. Such an amazing series of events for me."
On acloudyskye - This Won't Be The Last Time
""I spent 30 days in a dead game" by globert
It's better than the generic title suggests--I think his music choice indicates that much."
On twenty one pilots - The Line (from the series Arcane League of Legends)
"@bomber So true. Literally the same arc, haha."
On twenty one pilots - The Line (from the series Arcane League of Legends)
"@bomber I was wrong."
On twenty one pilots - The Line (from the series Arcane League of Legends)
"@bomber He doesn't deserve his name spelled correctly (Act 3 might change my mind but I'm malding in the meantime)."
On AndrewK's review of Hudson Lee - Light Dancer
"@AndrewK Who else would you say has been carrying the Nurture torch? I've really struggled to find music that matches it's feel aside from like half-a-dozen songs."
On sam1001's review of halfā€¢alive - Persona
"@sam1001 Nice! I am still very disappointed in it (though I consider GMYS totally different in my head), but was pleasantly surprised by all the strong COAP fans in the reviews for this one!"
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