STereogum hedged their bets and said best since bloodflowers, which would still be great. A classic “old guys still got it” record.
i didn't realize until now the deluxe CD edition includes a disc of instrumentals. that would be cool to hear.
“And Nothing is Forever” is some real yea we’re still the best at this thing….they haven’t aged a day.
I don't know if there's a single miss on this record. This is the most depressed transcendent journey I've experienced in a second.
Universal really sandbagged the vinyl on this as far as availability - none of my local stores have the vinyl yet because they were only given like 10% of the quantity they ordered - very weird
the line that made me weepy was the 'something wicked this way comes' in I Can Never Say Goodbye - just so raw and direct
Haven't revisited their discography in a long while so I went in with zero expectation. Safe to say I'm floored. So much to say about each song but I'll need many more listens to unwrap everything.