I did a quick comparison between this and ToT and its kind of crazy how loud this is compared to that. The drum sound is not great but the lead guitar really cuts through on songs like Blue Line Baby and Plastic Migraine and sounds awesome.
This record keeps growing on me, and the loudness really doesn't bother me at that much anymore. It sounds like a raw 90s shoegaze record...which is what I imagine they were going for.
I tried listening to this the first time today after being on a ‘Tired of tomorrow’ kick... it’s not really hitting me in the same way though. It just doesn’t feel as.. punchy? I think I’ll have to give it another try later tonight.
Production is loud but works for these particular songs. It’s def my least favorite from them but I love Plastic Migraine, Us/We/Are, and I Hate The Fowers.