Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

Ok, this is what I'll say about the record.

1: In terms of musical devices, there IS, quite simply, no new ground here. "No" as in, none. This album could just as well have been made 5, 6, 7 years ago, and you're absolutely kidding yourself if you even attempt to claim otherwise. This record is so Radiohead, it could have been made by a bunch of highschool imitators.

2: HOWEVER... what we DO have here are 8 FANTASTIC tracks that seamlessly blend together to make a haunting and exquisite whole.

3: We also have a record that, somehow or other, captures all the anxieties and nervous uncertainties of the current times. So it's a winner in terms of relevance.

...But since it's as good as almost anything else that'll come out over the next 10 months or so, I'll be content to call it brilliant for now.