Shirley's lyrics haven't got any better since the last album (which, no, stop saying things) but it really doesn't matter.
Opening of "Even If Our Love Is Doomed" reminds me of the melody of "Take Me Out". Like how part of "Night Drive Loneliness" seems to hark back to "You Look So Fine".
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 9 June 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
The enthusiasm in this thread is making me excited. Version 2.0 is like my original favourite album of all time but the last two were so not the direction they should have been following.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 9 June 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
Empty seems like a very strange choice of single. It's one of the weakest songs on here.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 9 June 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Wish "We Never Tell" had had the megapop chorus it sounds like it should have had, and "So We Can Stay Alive" does but sounds like it shouldn't. Still like both of them! This is so much better than the last two records it's not even funny.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 9 June 2016 20:04 (seven years ago) link
revisited most of the catalog over the past two days, and yeah, this is the best since version 2.0. gets better every time i listen to it
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 10 June 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
Nice to see this getting some pretty good reviews.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 10 June 2016 22:07 (seven years ago) link
That feeling when your old favourite band releases their best album in 18 years!
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Saturday, 11 June 2016 07:06 (seven years ago) link
I was really wanting to like this, but I didn't think too much until Magnetized. And thought the rest of the album was solidly great from there.
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Saturday, 11 June 2016 10:05 (seven years ago) link
also not that impressed. 'Sometimes,' 'If I Lost You,' and 'We Never Tell' are great, though.
― KevRus, Saturday, 11 June 2016 17:53 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcfOmhGJ8G4
their best song/video combination in... idk how long. reminds me of "push it' in moood
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 7 October 2016 17:36 (seven years ago) link
I came around to tear your little world apart!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 8 October 2017 05:44 (six years ago) link