TheSilverSound

This album has only grown on me since it was released, and my opinions on each song still change and develop slightly each time I listen through. Almost every song on here has been my favourite at some point, but I think my opinions have finally settled enough for me to write this review.

There is no doubt about it. This is hands down my album of the year. Every moment of this project is exhilarating, and it holds my attention for the entire run time. Declan's expressive voice soars over the ... read more

Exactly half of this album gives me full body shivers and pretty much sends me to another plane of existence. I better not be doing anything important when I listen to this, because anything I'm doing fully stops as soon as I hear the opening line of 'Opaline', and I don't even begin to zone back in until 'Halloween' ends. I tried to study for an exam while listening to this, and I didn't process anything I read. Not one bit. Had to study it all a second time.

Novo Amor's hypnotizing vocals ... read more

I really love these guys, but I'm unfortunately a little disappointed with this album.

I'll start with the positives though. In terms of songwriting, most of the album is great. There are really interesting melodies, insanely pretty harmonies (especially on 'The Garden'), and some really cool themes throughout. 'No Instructions' is one of my favourite songs this year, mostly because I've never heard a song so confidently say "I have no idea" and "I'm freaking out", and it's ... read more

I loved this at first, but it got old real quick. There isn't really anything wrong with most of these songs, they just didn't hold up very well long term. For example, while 'Freaking Out' was kind of charming and fun at first, it became more annoying that anything with repeated listens. Most of this is pretty overproduced too, which gets a little bit grating to listen to after a while. I think most of the best parts are the spoken sections, and the lyrics are fairly strong on most songs. ... read more