PolarOpposite

Some of these reviews seem to be written by the electronic music police who can't stand hearing their favourite artist try anything they deem 'radio'. I think this album is super solid. No track is astounding and Shawn can certainly do better, but for what it is it's pretty hard to poke holes in it. Nothing amazing but a lot of solid, edm influenced pop tracks with fun vocals and good production.

BEST TRACKS:
- HALO HALO
- MARBLE TEA
- tokyo tea
- LOVE POTION

WORST TRACKS:
- Medicine
- i mean ... read more

This album is great and excellently crafted. Unfortunately for me, it was excellently crafted in a genre and style I'm not really a huge fan of. Not to say the album is bad, not at all, 90% of these tracks are on my playlist, but I definitely don't get as much out of this as others will. Great tracks about family and relationships, struggle and hardship, perseverance and koalas. Lovely project.

BEST TRACKS:
- Introvert
- I Love You, I Hate You
- Standing Ovation
- Every single interlude, god ... read more

Biggest issue with this record is the lack of varied tracks, but the standout tracks are truly great. I am literally only making this review to tell you to listen to Interluden

BEST TRACKS:
- You Rise
- Interluden (god it's so good)
- Particles

WORST TRACKS:
- From Dust
- Blue Shadows
- To Dust
- seriously just listen to interluden why are you still reading this

This album (more the original rather than the deluxe) is very close to me, but honestly I can't give this anything above a 70. A lot of these tracks are great, but I can't deny the fact that they all contain the same issues. Godlike production drowned out by corny lyrics with a super disjointed theme and style. I love varied albums but a lot of the time the record feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be, and some of the lyrics are absolutely abysmal. And yet I still really like the ... read more