Lots of gripping storytelling and vocal delivery supported by the grand and chaotic instrumentation across the album’s runtime.
Sugar/Tzu, a song about a boxing match is something I could easily liken to a fever dream, with the soundscapes and events in that song being told in a way that really does make me feel like I am there, dissociating in its setting as everything plays out and all of the noise in the audience is blending together into some mind-numbing static. For me it is one of ... read more
I really do not remember what made me want to listen to this album but it is definitely up there for me as of writing this. The instrumentation sounds empty and yet very full at the same time which at least I think is not an easy feat to achieve especially in more somber indie rock stuf and the likes. The atmosphere and overall quality of the songs is kept up very well across the track list. There are a few small things that I could pick out like the vocals on Scarlette which I thought sounded ... read more