This is a good song if you don't come into it with the expectation that it's going to be metal. It's a decent dark pop tune with some modern metal and electronic elements, and for once, the genre fusion actually works pretty well.

I never thought I would hear the nurture voice in a metalcore song, nor did I think that it would work so well. And apart from that, the vocals in general are fantastic and the production is a perfect blend of clean metalcore and ambience. I'll have to check out more from this band.

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A fantastic atmospheric drum and bass ep. Every song takes you on a journey. The production is fantastic but the best part of this EP is the song arrangement. Even though each individual track is quite long, they’re never boring. This reminds me of a more energetic, accessible version of Turquoisedeath.

One of the gentlest and yet most cathartic songs I’ve heard all year. This is genuinely healing.

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Moody Madeon is peak madeon, and Slayyyter fits the vibe perfectly. I cannot wait for Victory.

My favorite Chime track in a while. The drum work is brilliant and the melodic elements and samples are nothing short of beautiful.

A much better single than Riptides for sure. Ben Gibbard’s storytelling and vocal talent are as good as they ever were, and the instrumentation and production are top-notch.

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This is a mixed bag, to say the least.
The instrumentation is, in my opinion, better than the final version, especially the synths, which are far superior to the much weirder, more dated sounds in the album version. However, the vocal production is absolutely atrocious and it makes the lyrics all but unintelligible. If only there were a version with this instrumentation but the album version’s vocals…

Whatever this new era ends up being, it's peak grabbitz through and through.

Although a couple tracks are lackluster, this duo has shockingly good musical chemistry and consistently delivers beautiful, driving songs with a perfect blend of Tom Rowlands' gritty production and Aurora's ambient and ethereal vocals.

Favorites: I Drink the Light, The Thing
Least: Ring the Alarm

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This is the sort of music I can imagine a travelling bard in the 1400s would play if they had access to a small village's worth of musicians and a couple of progressive records

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Anyone who rates this album over a 90 is an insufferable nerd.

The internet’s favorite polka dotted French-Canadian weirdos have returned with a sophomore record that is nothing short of captivating, blending progressive rock, psychedelic, microtonal guitar, and a jam-bad aesthetic to create a wonderful collage of unabashed nerdery.

Using nothing more than a drum set, a double-necked microtonal guitar, and a looper pedal, the band creates impressively expansive and surprisingly catchy ... read more

The album cover looks like the alien language in Arrival

Banger. Exactly one note: there's not enough bass in the mix. But apart from that, fantastic song, and Skye's vocals are the best they've ever been.