
Perfect from front to back. Not a single moment wasted.
Flawless execution of an ambitious vision. This is why we love music.
The talent is obvious but the execution is inconsistent.
Bold artistic choices that mostly work. Rewarding for patient listeners.
Enjoyable but not groundbreaking. Good for what it is.
A very cohesive listen. The sequencing is particularly impressive.
Incredibly well-crafted. A few moments don't work but the highs are very high.
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.
Every generation has a handful of perfect albums. This is one of them.
I appreciate the artistic risk-taking even if the result is a bit of a mess. There are kernels of good ideas scattered throughout but nothing is developed enough to really land. Frustrating because you can hear the potential.