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Not hitting me quite like Immunity did (yet), but I think it's most likely a grower, so who knows, my opinion might change over the next few days.

P.S. here's a great article featuring thoughts on the album by Mr. Hopkins himself: https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/05/04/607825272/jon-hopkins-enters-the-singularity-track-by-track

Loved: Emerald Rush, Feel First Life, Luminous Beings
Liked: Singularity, Everything Connected, C O S M, Recovery
Disliked: Neon Pattern Drum, Echo Dissolve

I know they might not want to admit it, but Andrew and Ben's biggest strength has always been their ability to write catchy pop music (occasionally with a weird twist). They showcased this on their first album, Oracular Spectacular, through three huge chart-topping singles (Kids, Time to Pretend, and Electric Feel) and a couple other feel-good summery pop songs that, while they didn't exactly reach the same heights as the forementioned hits, were still overall okay nonetheless. MGMT seemingly ... read more

A pretty solid album, but one of hip-hop's greatest? Ehh. I dunno. Perhaps it's just a bit too fractured for my taste.

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