It has some great moments, and I love how experimental and satirical it can be, buuut it can also be somewhat annoying or even exhausting to listen to, I don't know. Undoubtedly an innovative work of art, it's just not exactly for me.
The production is absolutely mesmerizing, I'm kinda shocked this isn't more popular!!
Maybe I'll write a longer review someday but currently I'm just speechless at how amazing this is
Billlie has always been my favorite (and in my opinion, the most underrated) k-pop group, and this album did not disappoint!! It does see the group exploring different directions- sometimes for the worse, but mostly for the better, like the industrial-sounding ZAP and the city pop-esque B'yond Me. And luckily, for the most part, it also keeps the band's quirky charm. Although if I were to introduce Billlie to a friend, I'd probably still start with any of the EPs over this
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Hearing everyone describe this album as cold and lonely can't even prepare you for how cold and lonely it is, it hits like a freezing lake. I did wish more tracks leaned into the pure electronic feel of Everything In Its Right Place, but I was also pleasantly surprised by stuff like the brass in The National Anthem so I'm not really complaining, they went all out