Reviews by calvin

Almost earns it pretension, very solid rock. I wanted more vocal interest but I enjoyed almost the whole run.

I'll give it that it's unique earnest and vulnerable. And it certainly wasn't boring. I'm glad it exists, but I can only rate it for myself and not some hypothetical person. I'm in the crowd that finds the voice grating. I'm very much over songs that feel written by a child and never edited.

So heavy and so pure. Bleak was awesome. The only spot I lost interest was Harvest, but the first two songs were the strongest.

Some of it was nice sounds, The first Life Goes On, some of it I didn't care for, like the improv around the American patriotic song motif in Beautiful telephone 3. Will not revisit.

I was expecting this to be Zach Brown or Luke Bryan. Thank Ra it is not. Masterful storying telling in a soulful voice with guitar mastery that makes me love someone I would hate if I met on the street. Thank you Zach for this glimpse at your life.

Some very cool things, but I wanted some audio clarity and more instruments by the end.

The recording quality leaves much to be desired, but the melodies and sounds were pleasant, the writing competent and the instrumentation expert

Everything is better with brass. What an amazing album.

What an awesome experience. There wasn't anyone thing I'd never heard before, but the shifting focus and fun combinations were so much fun. Will definitely listen again.

Some fun sound, felt moderately inovative

I'm surprised this is included instead of Everywhere at the End of Time, but I'm glad for that mercy, I didn't have six hours to spare. If I didn't already know the reputation, I don't know if I would have loved this so much, but as it is I can only give it top marks.

I'm not sure why I don't like this as much as Slipknot or Sepultura, it seems like all the ingredients are there, but it just didn't grab me like they do.

The first track got my attention, but much of the rest sounded like teenagers who would grow up to be Metric. Talent, but needing direction and refinement

Profoundly unoriginal. The Praising you call back was fun, but I always found that Fatboy's least interesting song, so with beats I've heard before, melodies I've heard before, chord progressions almost completely absent and vapid lyrics expressing tired ideas there is just nothing here.

I spoke too early. Unfeel it has it's hooks in me. ...then the chorus hit and I'm so bored again.

Cher walked so Rita could fall flat on her face.

Who thought borrowing Eddie Murphie's failed foray into pop for That Girl would be a good idea? It sucked then, it sucks now.

Mercifully short. If I was in middle school this would hit so hard, but I've heard everything this has to offer.

Loved the first track, they lost me when the steel guitar hit on track 4 and never quite won me back

It blends together. It's not quite all the same song, but it's not far off. However, it goes hard and there is definitely a mood for it.

Some fun dark motifs, but tenors trying to evoke power is a mistake

The first track got me excited for a band like arctic monkeys, but the rest of the tracks felt more like middling Last of the Shadow Puppets tracks, which is still good for a listen, but I won't be returning

Not the purest sound, but some nice melodies

I don't actually know if it's that great musically, all I know is they were in my top five growing up and their lyrics are uniquely painfully evocative and a I love them completely.