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jason-cobb
I quite liked how the early tracks segued into one another. This gave the album a collective feel. It didn't last long. This was a DULL listening experience. Maybe it was because I was streaming? It felt like it was a chore to reach the end of the stream, rather than enjoy the music for what it is. Which isn't much cop tbh... I'm surprised that I made it to the end. The Suburbs is far too bloody long at over an hour from start to finish. Thirty minutes might have held my interest. It was saved from one star by the Régine vocals.
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boombox-generation
I quite liked We Used To Wait and Ready Stop Start when they came out, but the rest of this album all seems the same note throughout. I can see the anthemic feel they are going for, but for that to work, you need light and shade. There’s not a lot of variety to what AF do. And of course a lot has happened with the band / Butler since, so it feels kind of wrong to be listening to them at all now (given I was not a big fan in the first place). In summary, they have the odd good song here, but it all feels a bit formulaic and as if they are telling me how I should feel.
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