Snail Mail goes into even more of a maximalist route with this album's instruments compared to her [Valentine] release. In a way, this results in certain parts of the album becoming a bit overwhelming, especially with the more processed nature of the tracks here compared to her previous efforts which feels very much raw. It's a bit of a fatiguing listen, but not a bad effort regardless.
A very fun record to listen to, this album feels like what happens if a Cartoon Network princess got hit with disco virus in the best way possible.
So much potential.
Great production, excellent vocals. It's just some tracks feel like they're not fully fleshed out.
Kinda reminds me of Joji's newest album in that way (Piss in the wind), this one's just the actually decent version of it.
1 great song in Past Won't Leave My Bed,
1 good song, in Pixelated Kisses
1 decent song (Sojourn),
2 meh songs (Love You Less, cant see sh*t in the club),
16 not so good songs.
This album feels really boring overall. It's like a dying person's heartbeat. Flat for most of the time with occasional pulses.
There's also this super abrasive kick or 808 (I don'teven know what to call it) that Ifeel like is used across multiple tracks? It works well in a couple of songs, ... read more