I was quite surprised at the lack of hype prior to the release

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I was quite surprised at the lack of hype prior to the release of this album, and also at the fact that I haven't heard any talk about it since. Any thoughts on why this is? It could have something to do with a quarter of the songs having been released a couple years back.

Anyways, I enjoyed the album. It seems to try to find that middle ground between Love It Love It and Ruth, with the piano and oboe ballads reminiscent of Alice and Gertrude. On the more upbeat tracks, it seems they got complacent with the sing a few lines, throw in a few bars of the horn melody, rinse and repeat, which makes this a fun album, but not one that I think will get too many spins in the future. I am especially fond of the more stripped down songs; Photos From When We Were Young excellently mixes in the brass and winds throughout the track, feeling more natural, along with some of my favorite lyrics on the album. "You let them refer to your lovers as friends, and I wish they could see how it hurt, or affirm your existence with interested words." It seemed Theo really decided to be openly gay on this album, probably in light of the change in social climate since their last record.