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Bursting with strong hooks and melodies throughout, but still space-blind, asphyxiated, and crushing to the ears after a couple of tracks. Reminded me of Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Emotion,' Oneohtrix Point Never's 'Garden of Delete,' Sophie's 'Bipp,' and 100 gecs' '10,000 gecs.' League fucked whenever Grey finds an Eno or A.G. Cook type to help stretch the dynamic range of their songwriting and production.

Kind of a nightmare. Everything that could go wrong did. Low-contrast arrangements. No breathing room. All front-loaded energy, no recharge. Some of the emptiest, most aesthetic (yet paradoxically sloppy/loose) riffing and rhythm I've ever heard. Not a single interesting phrase or motif. Antiquated-sounding mix compared to other records released the same year. "Mardi Gras" and "M'Wandishi" nausea-inducing, especially in synth voicing. "Song Bird" with ... read more

Happy for more of Immolation's industrial motifs and fractured, jagged structures. Loved the crushing traditional death metal breakdowns, ramp-ups, and midtempo riffstomping. The blackened behemoth-y elements not so much. "Attrition" and "Bend Towards The Dark" anchor with a few interesting ideas that don't really propagate into the rest of the album.

Music for shaking ass. Can't listen without smiling. Killer performances and lush mix. Borders on absurd in the best way.