Alright I've listened to this twice now. It's very short and so the review probably will be fairly short as well.
Track one starts off with a very nice little arpeggio guitar and some cool atmosphere. The male lead vocal is pretty deep and I like it a lot, and the part where a female voice comes in is really neat. The production and writing on this track is just awesome all-around. Track 2 "Flags" is another cool jam. It's hard to tell what's being sung and I'm kind of curious what this album's about lyrically. Some sweet guitar shredding in the latter half of the track, although at this part I think the mixing needs some work as the cymbal crashes are a little too overbearing but that's just my opinion.
We get a little more strange with "Fed a Spider". The opening is quite trippy, and the slower feel throughout compared to the previous tracks works well in the context of the album. Moving on, I don't understand why the "(acoustic)" clarification is needed for two of the tracks on here, unless there's a non-acoustic version around or something? Either way Oneironaut is a really cool track, probably my favorite thus far. This whole album has really strong atmosphere and just feels comfortable in its own shoes if that makes sense, which makes it a uniquely enjoyable experience.
Cats n' Dogs is the longest track on here. I absolutely love the circus sounding intro, I don't really know how else to describe it. Great use of that organ sound. Helps to differentiate this track but it doesn't feel out of place either. Track 6 "Pile of Guts" opens up with a nice little rock guitar riff. The vocals here feel so whimsical and fun, if this is your voice Xurtio you have a seriously great one for this type of music. This album sort of reminds me of Ween's "The Mollusk" which is an all-time favorite of mine so that's a very good thing. The closer again feels the need to tell us it's "(acoustic)" which doesn't make sense to me but doesn't detract from the album or anything so whatevs. The guitar playing on this track is really excellent and feels kind of epic, quite fitting for a closing track. A nice electric bridge of sorts near the end and then we're done.
I frankly loved this little album. I wish there was more to be honest. If you make another album I'll be one of the first to be checking it out. Great work Xurtio.