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Originally Posted by _slavo_
to my ears, this is the most clumsy development trajectory that I've ever seen a band take. from the promising beginnings ("Sunglasses" and majority of their debut album) through personal changes to this baroque pop pretentious drivel. I tried listening to it, but it had similar effect on me as the infamous Hungarian Suicide Song, so I rather went outside and looked at the trees, which I found way more entertaining. (mind, I'm allergic)
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It's not everyone's cup of tea, but they are very much doing their own thing. And they don't owe their former fans or early supporters anything. The shift was polarizing. I welcome it. Isaac had his own, very distinct voice. Continuing or attempting to continue on that route without him would have come off as disingenuous. Instead, they took a different approach. In my opinion, that's both bold and respectful of what Isaac brought to the table. And I think they stuck the landing. The musical craftmanship is still there in spades, there's still pretty damn good songwriting - the style is just different. And it's okay to not like it - the voice (not just the physical voice, also the proverbial voice) is a different one - or rather are different ones - now. And that will put some people off. But I've come to really appreciate them.
Also: Desloratadine, my friend. It works!
