*finally listened to the whole thing*
Man... I gotta say, I'm a little surprised about all of the positive feedback here. It's a trogg to get through the full thing and it's only 11 songs....
It's definitely a step back from the Monuments release. The songwriting here is bland and simplistic. It's like he's trying to exude all this passion but it's just so meandering and uninspiring.
In my mind, the only release this albums better than is Teargarden... Definitely disappointing. I was trying to keep an open mind after hearing the singles, but my fears are confirmed. 2 stars out of 5 (at best)
Would have been cooler if he decided to follow up The Future Embrace.
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