There's moments on here and the instrumentation sure is gorgeous, but I'm completely over the super-theatrical/ overwrought direction a lot of these bands have taken lately.

Do yourself a favour and listen to Inside Out. If only for the visual of a man in highlander gear funking.

The list of contributors is more interesting than the majority of the tracks, making it feel overly long. Not the point of this album, I guess.
Overal still mostly enjoyable and for a good cause.

Ants from up here has a lot to answer for.

Listened to this as it was recommended by Spotify today. Easily the weakest in their discography imo. Completely defanged.

It's good but sonically doesn't stand out from its peers.

Solid record. Would like it more if the vocals matched the aggressive instrumentation.
On the whole the project sounds like a lot of other bands out right now without anything to really distinguish it.

Catchy melodies and a beautiful voice, but I miss fire in the delivery.

Cursed by having put out some stellar records early on, Cloud Nothings recaptures the thunder enough for this to be an enjoyable listen. It's not a complete retread of the old sound with the album feeling a bit less frantic and more melodic than earlier releases. At 30 minutes it doesn't overstay it's welcome either.

Tracks: Final Summer, Mouse Policy, Thank Me For Playing

I haven't kept up with Linkin Park since Thousand Suns so feel free to dismiss everything below.

Going into this addressing the obvious; the new vocalist doesn't bother me. Mike Shinoda does however. His rapping feels very lacklustre and doesn't flow well with any of the tracks (see: Heavy Is The Crown). Equally, his sung contributions at the start of 'Casualty' are horrendous, the track only saving itself by morphing into something resembling the breakdown on ... read more

It's fine, this is a first album. I just think he needs more time to find a voice that offers something more than the influences he's pulling from. That being said, if you like your "I Forget Where We Were"-era Ben Howard or Bon Ivers self-titled, I can see you liking this one.

Might be nostalgia goggles, playing this on my first cd player as a kid, but I'll always stan Bloodflowers even though I feel like the pacing of the tracks could be better in places making it a little less of a slow burn.
Favorites: there is no if, watching me fall, maybe someday, bloodflowers

I read an interview somewhere with Smith stating that as he's getting older it feels less and less worthwhile to sing the words he puts to paper.

I'm glad he did. Now at 65, the new record sees him grappling with his own mortality, the loss of family members and the passage of time. In terms of literal lyrical content, it's the most personal we've seen the Cure in a very long time.

This new project stylistically falling somewhere in the lineage of disintegration, ... read more

Out of all 3 records, this feels most like 'The Smile'. It also feels like a more consistent record than Wall of Eyes.

I feel the production doesn't serve the songs. When everything is overblown, nothing stands out.

Life affirming anthems.

This thing kind of rips.

Very clear Birthday Party influences (if a bit more reigned in). Give this a listen if you like Nick Cave or some of the newer Post-Punk.

Formative.

Came back to give it a higher score. This album is just vibes to me, also possibly the best the killers have sounded in forever (a momentum they managed to keep going with the somewhat stripped back Pressure Machine).

Painted the house we bought to this when it came out. Do all songs land? No. Does it matter? No. This is the most fun I've had with the killers in forever. Also, you people are crazy, Fire in Bone is a banger.