I See You

Unpopular opinion (apparently): This is NOT boring. 3.5⭐

Very basic super-compressed over-emotional late 10s pop. Also, the contemporary Christian music melody choices are so aggravating.

1.0/5.0: Embarrassing

if you asked me for an example of my least favorite genre id give you whatever this is

Quite a bit to slow and soft for me, it just doesn't have anything that I want to listen to.

More interesting than their debut, starts better than it finishes

I just think overall the vocals are the weakest part of this album. The indietronica styling is good, the bass is solid, and samples are engaging. Jamie xx solo material is more entertaining for me. Just kinda meh. Favorite song was Say Something Loving.

Boring. XX & Jamie XX success due to a master-class in marketing. Rich boi probably.

An electronic pop record with some immaculate production and interesting instrumentation. Crystal-clear recording. The vocals, especially the female vocals, are beautiful. But..is this really one of the albums you really must hear before you die? I'm not so sure. Don't get me wrong, it's a great listen and worth your time, but it's not life-changing. When the album finished I found it to be rather forgettable. I bet this got a lot of radio playtime.

The mixing is excellent - very sharp. The music, though, is emotionless, boring, and pointless. I didnt mind listening to it, the same way I don't mind looking at a blank canvas.

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On a subjective level, there’s very little I enjoy about this. I find this brand of indietronica dream pop to be completely listless. There are elements of lyrical competence, but few of them are thought-provoking and none of them are remarkable. The soundscapes and production are technically proficient, but rarely surprising or imaginative. I find both Jamie and Romy to be extremely boring singers, and they don’t do themselves any favors by a) teaching a masterclass of tedious melodies or b) highlighting their mundanity when they link up on classic mid-2010’s unison octave vocals, presumably because harmonies would be too interesting for them.

This is just my opinion, of course, and there are plenty of albums I don’t enjoy that are worthy of inclusion on a list like this. Unfortunately, this album doesn’t fit that bill either. There are so many records that have been released since 2017 that have been of greater musical and/or cultural significance; has anyone honest to God even talked about this record since it was released? I’m not at all a fan of Born to Die, or even Brat from last year, but those are albums that have made, and will continue to make, an impact. This album has not and will not. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to do a sound bath with a friend. I anticipate the singing bowls being a lot more appealing than The xx.

1.5/5

Overall, I liked the electronic production although the tempos didn't vary much and there was a lack of dynamics and any sort of edge. Like most -pop music, a stiff breeze would blow it over, but there is a time and place for that.

Proving that music isn't math. "X" = 5 stars. "XX" = 2 stars.

2/5.

I See You was a shockingly great album. This is one of the few examples where there is an ambient sounding album which still manages to have every song stick around in my head unlike so many others that leave my brain the moment they end. Of course, every song here managed to sound incredibly relaxing and dreamlike but still had enough energy to make them never feel like they are just dragging on. And unlike this band's first album, there are absolutely no hiccups at any point as the music always remained great and both Romy and Oliver's voices managed to fit the song while not sounding like they were completely bored. This one is more like "You had it all and you always did".
Best Song: Dangerous
Worst Song: Test Me

Honestly just fine

Very meh. Found the lyrics to be dull and uninspired. Sounds too much like other indie-pop albums from that era but doesn’t really measure up.

Not a bad album. A lot of it sounded the same, but was pretty chill. I could listen to this again. 3.5/5

yeah it's ok

Meh.

i hope no one saw me listening to this.