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“Good album that suffers a bit from inconsistency. The highs are worth it though.”
“The atmosphere this album creates is incredible.”
“A mature, confident album that knows exactly what it wants to be. No wasted tracks, no unnecessary detours. It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it polishes it to a brilliant shine. Thoroughly enjoyable.”
“Incredibly overrated. One of the most baffling critical darlings out there.”
“I wanted this to be better than it is. The ingredients are all there — the talent, the ambition, the production budget — but it never quite gels into something greater than the sum of its parts. Still a pleasant enough listen though.”
“I want to like this more than I do. There are three or four tracks here that are genuinely excellent — inventive, well-produced, emotionally resonant. But the album as a whole doesn't sustain that level. The middle section in particular feels like it's treading water, and the closing track, while ambitious, goes on too long. That said, I do think this is worth hearing. At its best, it shows real creative vision, and even the weaker tracks have interesting ideas in them. It just needed a more ruthless editing pass to trim the good from the great.”
“Not terrible but certainly not deserving of the acclaim.”
“The talent is obvious but the execution is inconsistent.”
“The emotional depth here is staggering. I was completely floored the first time.”
“The instrumentation is gorgeous throughout. Really well produced.”
“Perfectly serviceable album that I enjoy in the moment but forget about as soon as it's over. That's not necessarily a criticism — sometimes you just want something pleasant on in the background. It fills that role well.”
“Lost me about halfway through. The front end is promising though.”
“This grew on me enormously. What initially seemed messy revealed itself as brilliant.”
“An absolute masterpiece from start to finish. Every track earns its place.”
“This has some of the best individual songs of the decade even if the album has weak spots.”
“A thoroughly enjoyable listen from start to finish.”
“I was skeptical of the hype but this completely lives up to it.”
“I keep seeing this on 'best of' lists and I honestly think people are just copying each other's homework at this point. There's nothing here that hasn't been done better elsewhere. The emperor has no clothes and the praise is baffling.”
“A few tracks could have been cut without losing anything, but what's here is largely excellent. The production is gorgeous and the performances are top-notch. One of the better albums I've heard recently.”
“Worth a listen but doesn't demand repeat plays.”