F♯ A♯ ∞

I wanted to like this more than I did. Some good ideas buried under uneven execution.

Started strong but lost me in the back half. The opening three tracks had me excited and then it just sort of coasts on autopilot. Would have been a much stronger EP than it is an album.

Tried really hard to get into this and gave it way more chances than most albums. Some sections are legitimately interesting but they're sandwiched between long stretches of tedium. Not worth the effort for most listeners.

Not sure what happened here. Their previous work was so strong and this feels like a significant step backward. The songwriting is lazy, the production is overwrought, and the whole thing feels phoned in. A couple of decent tracks don't save it.

There are flashes of brilliance but also some tracks that feel underdeveloped.

I come back to this every few months and find something new each time.

There's not a wasted second on this record. Even the interludes and transitions feel purposeful. I've seen people debate which track is the best and the fact that there's no consensus tells you everything about how consistently excellent it is.

Every generation has a handful of perfect albums. This is one of them.

The instrumentation is gorgeous throughout. Really well produced.

There are flashes of brilliance but also some tracks that feel underdeveloped.