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David never really had personality, but at least his (or his ghost producers') music was new and kinda memorable I guess? Of course ruining old songs for TikTok will make him more money but does he really need it?

After the huge success of their previous four albums, LOVG had to face the departure of their lead vocalist Amaia Montero, replacing her with X Factor contestant Leire Martínez. Did this mean any change of direction in the band's music? Not the very least: the songs were on the works from way before her arrival, and sound pretty much the same, just with nicer vocals. Still, the first album featuring her, A las Cinco en el Astoria, was packed with some classics.

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From the creators of "What a great idea, let's stretch it for 15 minutes", comes "What a great idea, let's stretch it for the whole album". If great enough, it may be the core of a cohesive project, which for sure this is, but the lack of uniqueness among the songs (which never was their strongest point), feels less than ever. It starts incredibly haunting, its orchestral direction seems to be the right one. The first four tracks (especially Klettur) live up to the ... read more

Everything, from its who-can-put-more-chords origins, to the grunge rollercoaster it turns into in the second half, is no less than gorgeous. Despite the lyrics being pure angst, they are way less “on your nose” than in the PH era or even in the more recent My Iron Lung. In an album mostly divided between safe Britpop-ish to fulfill EMI’s requests; and attempts to find their own style with varying degrees of success, this is definitely a huge standout.