I didn't listen to the second part of the album before the challenge reset, but I deeply enjoyed what I did listen to. This can be considered an attempt to map all corners of negative feeling; some songs embody bittersweetness, nostalgia, heartbreak, and indeed melancholy, whereas others are substantially angrier and express grievances about life and the world — for this reason, the album could appeal to younger people in particular. In my opinion, this record is at its best when its passions accumulate and burst into explosions of sound: on 'Here Is No Why' and 'Muzzle' for example, the instruments and vocals combine in force to rush the eardrums and invade the mind of the listener, twisting and twirling and steering and skirling within the skull. When this happens it's extremely difficult not to mirror and participate in that intensity of feeling. Not only will I go on to listen to the second part of the album, but I will also most likely replay this several times in the future. Favourites: Jellybelly, Here Is No Why, To Forgive, Love, Muzzle, Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans (2/1001, 8th Jan. '25, 0414h. Recreation of lost first draft created at approx. 0235h.)