Repeater

There's a before and after with this album. It changed everything.

Perfect from front to back. Not a single moment wasted.

Fine album from a good band. Nothing offensive, nothing transcendent. It sits comfortably in the middle of their discography and that's okay. Not everything needs to be a masterpiece to be worth your time.

I respect the ambition but this doesn't work for me.

An extraordinary piece of art. Simply transcendent.

This is the kind of album that makes you reconsider your entire relationship with music. I thought I knew what this genre could do, and then this came along and expanded the boundaries so far that everything before it sounds slightly incomplete in comparison. Bold statement, I know, but I stand by it. The production is absolutely jaw-dropping. There are textures here that I've never heard on any other record. But what really makes it work is that all that sonic experimentation is in service of genuine emotion. It never feels like showing off. Every choice, no matter how unconventional, feels emotionally motivated. That's mastery.

The singles are obvious highlights but the deep cuts are excellent too.

An extraordinary piece of art. Simply transcendent.

I can see why people love this but it didn't grab me the way I expected.