Everyone who waited, y’all are in for a treat… I’m listening again now pretending it isn’t my third listen
It owes such a debt to LCD Soundsystem but hearing this I’m surprised more artists don’t borrow this conceit - the heavy repetitive piano chords create such beautiful tension to sing on top of
And Happiness is perfectly placed here, after that intro. and holy fuck Looking For Somebody to Love is a whole VIBE
“You’re making an aesthetic out of not doing well and mining all the bits of you you think you can sell.” MATTY. YES.
IILWY hits different right after Oh Caroline. This is sincere but there’s a darker twinge to it after a song like that. I like it.
this album lyrically / thematically feels like the natural endpoint for everything matty has been getting @ since at least ABIIOR irony/nihilism as a defense mechanism from being perceived as cringe or getting too vulnerable, everything in the world that comes w being a modern person largely being horrifying, the idea that love will heal us all makes sense and feels very powerful and real coming from him w all the work we've had leading up to this sincerity definitely is scary but it might be all we have this was a way too long ramble lol but i just love this band