Harvest

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

An essential listen for anyone who cares about music. Period.

This album is a complete artistic statement. No filler, no compromises.

I've given this album a fair shot — probably seven or eight full listens — and I just can't connect with it the way so many people seem to. The opening track drew me in with its promise of something special, but the album never delivers on that promise. It keeps gesturing toward profundity without actually achieving it. The production is admittedly impressive from a technical standpoint, and there are flashes of genuine songwriting talent. But too much of this feels like an artist trying to be Important with a capital I rather than just making good music. I wanted to love it, I really did.

Somehow sounds even better decades later.

Inventive and consistently engaging. One of the better albums I've heard this year.

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.

This album exists in its own universe. Nothing compares.

This album exists in its own universe. Nothing compares.

Really strong record that just misses the mark of perfection in a few spots. The highs here are genuinely incredible though, and even the weaker tracks are better than most artists' best work. Highly recommended.