i'm not chronically online enough for ts

this isn't bad by any means and i love that we're getting a new record from maus after all these years but the vast majority of this comes across as him playing it a bit too safe. there's plenty of sonically pleasant, mellow synthwork on here per usual and some of his trademark deadpan humor comes through but its all done in such a directionless and mostly flat manner. a lot of the better moments just ultimately feel like blander retreads of his earlier material. came and got is ... read more

there's actually a lot of cool stuff going on here production-wise but holy shit these vocals are awful

retailmaxxing

given the lukewarm reception this effort has garnered so far and my general apathy to thom’s prior non-radiohead ventures i went into this with fairly tempered expectations. i wouldn’t say those expectations were shattered or anything but i liked this a fair bit more than i thought i would. it’s a much more mellow and subdued sound than his usual, almost minimalistic to a fault at points both on a structural and sonic level, but it all comes together pretty well. it maintains ... read more

twigs on autopilot

really bizarre single choice. i like the bits of guitar and the synths are nice as usual but there's basically nothing to this song. painfully inconsequential

each subsequent thornhill release so far has been a distinct step down from what directly preceded it, and they already weren't exactly on the best standing for me with their debut. this is far from awful but it all just feels so... colorless? while it definitely has its moments it mostly just blurred together to me as a whole. none of the songs really make any effort to distinguish themselves from one another (with the sole exception of crush which makes itself stand out in the worst way ... read more

possibly newell's best but i cannot stress enough how awful these skits are

sleepy ass movie but its so wild to me that a man pushing 80 was composing tracks like terrorist and druggie. the magic of scott walker

one of the most intently self-loathing songs i've heard in a good minute

geometry dash ass beat

it's cute

these somehow keep getting worse. why is this getting as many singles as the actual album did lmao

the lyrics sound ai-generated too 😭

these vocal effects are unbearable alongside some of his most obnoxious lyrics ever. easily the worst of the three singles and i wasn't particular fond of the first two

cringe ai slop cover but i don’t think it’s fair to give this a diminished rating because of that, this isn’t any different sonically from their last album so im not sure why it’s getting such a harsher reception

like their other post-albertini work this album decidedly lacks a certain spark that made their music so engaging in the past. there's some nice textures and the subtle usage of synths on some of the tracks generally works but as a whole this is not dissimilar enough from the rest of their discography to be of any note while simultaneously failing to match the energy of their prior works that they're so desperately trying to emulate. they're not doing anything new or interesting ... read more

bro sounds like an actual muppet on this who let him cook

this is her best album btw. no i will not elaborate