not sure how i feel, have listened twice and thought “this is good” but hasn’t hooked me like the last one. it’s solid and accomplished but doesn’t make me want to keep listening to it like the last one did.
I was a bit nervous at first since after about a dozen listens it wasn’t doing anything for me at all and I couldn’t remember a single song, but then I woke up the next morning and suddenly they were all in my head and now it’s my album of the month.
It’s still full of the twists that made the last album so enjoyable, they’re just not quite as jarring as the ones in “The Combo”. There are a lot of really nice moments (still discovering more with each listen), many of which involve the bass. That bass line during the “demarcation” segment of “Disgraced in America” is fantastic.
I’m still at the point where I wish there were one more faster paced song in the back half, but after a few more listens I might change my mind.
Early days but 5 listens in I’m putting this on a par quality-wise with More Than Any Other Day although obviously a more hinged, consistent and coherent piece of work…the quality never dips below strong and side A in particular is special…a fine album and one I’ve a feeling I’m yet to fully discover too
The new album is really good, it’s probably my favourite of the year so far. I’ve been blown away by Sun Coming Down on a re-listen and all, what a brilliant, relentless album.