1001 Albums Summary

Ranges from rowdy and rambunctious to quiet and pretty. While it's fairly solid the whole way through, I wouldn't mind if a little more of the album was as exciting and dynamic as the opening track.

Very nice production, crisp and clean but with plenty of warmth. They are clearly very competent at playing their instruments, but in terms of actually writing interesting songs or parts, there just isn't enough personality to back up the simplicity and repetition.

There's some cool riffs and solid drumming buried in here but it's very washed out in the final product. I think this album could possibly be elevated by cutting a few tracks and trimming down the elements that are present, when it tries to throw everything at you all at once all the time it lessens the impact of what could be huge moments in a different context. Also just a personal gripe but I find the vocals too grating for how persistent they are.

There's not really any one specific thing that I would point to as being exceptionally bad here. The writing is fine, the playing and performances are adequate, the production is nice enough. It's really just that listening to it brings out the same feelings in me as forced smiles and small talk.