trinkets

In hindsight after Vanisher has been out for some time: IDMTHY has always been a near perfect album, just failing to round it out in the end with cassini's division which just doesn't belong on this album.
Quadeca struck gold here by creating his own style of overly lush art pop that he wasn't able to replicate on vanisher. The combination of actual and digital instrumentation is done so fluently that you hardly notice it. The combination of experimental and catchy is done to a ... read more

It's no Wildlife, but it'll do.

This is a great return to form for La Dispute with vivid lyricism guiding listeners through unique stories. I've never been one to let lyrics affect my rating, but the vocalist/lyricist does a fantastic job of describing scenes. He also chooses unique topics to yell about, just adding to the lyrical flair. This is one of few albums where I find myself distracted with the story instead of the music.

Speaking of the music, this leans a little more ... read more

The combination of extreme genres here (blackgaze, screamo, emoviolence, metalcore, post-metal?) is integrated so well that you can feel the authenticity of the band's expression. Up until the final few songs we are given a cohesive experience with fantastic transitions (both between and within songs) with surprising variety given the album's seemingly one note sound. My biggest compliment to this album is the way songs move from part to part, especially the crescendos. Crushing bass ... read more

True to the name this is an angry, even evil, sounding album. The three longer tracks are packed with tense build-ups and crushing crescendos. I think this is where the album truly shines, incredibly noisy drops with every member seemingly trying to break their instrument playing it as hard as they can. This is reeled in with groovy bass and drums to keep the chaos somewhat understandable. Individually, every part excels. Some of the transitions struggle, especially from build to crescendo, but ... read more