NOTE: This is my first time reviewing an album like this. What motivated me is how personal this album feels to me. To get what I am saying please read the whole thing.
This was actually my first PROPER introduction to Parannoul. I heard of him sort of in 2021/22 when To See The Next The Part of The Dream came out and I honestly was turned off from it just from the first track. It was mainly because Beautiful World felt mushy and I hadn't heard any shoegaze yet so it was completely foreign ... read more
Not what I was expecting but after like 15 listens I just absolutely love this album.
Fav Tracks: Hovel, Moulder, Damien
Least Fav Track : Wayside
This album is a movie. absolutely no skips
I don’t think I’ve even dug into the fullness of this album, that being said it is still quite a great album taking a 3 act structure album reminding of a structure sort of like Life Of Pablo.
The only real complaint with this album is that it varies in quality quite a bit throughout the album. There’s songs like Baptised in Fear, Take Me Back To LA and the Abyss that whilst being far above good don’t quite reach the heights ... read more
If you could skateboard around town in the snow, this is how it would feel like.
Fav Tracks: Feel All The Time, 11100011, Jitnunkebi (Winters Song)
Whilst not as grandiose as After Hours, this album still slaps.
Fav Tracks: Out Of Time, Gasoline, Is There Someone Else?
Least Fav Track: I Heard You’re Married
The production is absolutely phenomenal and immaculate. It helps form this cinematic experience through this cycle that Weeknd finds himself in LA.
I feel like this is best demonstrated with Alone Again with its slow start and then when the bridge comes in it makes it feel like you’re driving down around with lights around you but it all looks like a blur to you.
I would recommend this album to anyone who is looking for a cinematic experience in an album
Fav Tracks: Alone Again, ... read more