for me the main problem with the album is the utter predictability of Kele's melodies. He's recycled the same parts so many times now that every time he gets to the end of a line you already know where he's gonna go with the tune (that is, when he's not yelping tunelessly over the top of the music).
They've clearly made a real effort to keep things interesting production-wise, but what's the point when - with the notable exception of Hunting For Witches - there hasn't been a single memorable chorus since the first record? The production saves a bunch of mediocre songs, when it should be elevating great ones.
Not a bad review but...
for me the main problem with the album is the utter predictability of Kele's melodies. He's recycled the same parts so many times now that every time he gets to the end of a line you already know where he's gonna go with the tune (that is, when he's not yelping tunelessly over the top of the music).
They've clearly made a real effort to keep things interesting production-wise, but what's the point when - with the notable exception of Hunting For Witches - there hasn't been a single memorable chorus since the first record? The production saves a bunch of mediocre songs, when it should be elevating great ones.
Silent Alarm: 9
AWITC: 6
Intimacy: 7 at best