The Pineapple Thief - Your Wilderness (2016)
People should really know by now that I'm a big fan of The Pineapple Thief. In recent years, they've had a couple flops, at least for my taste. Don't get me wrong, All The Wars, and Magnolia are both great albums, but they really didn't take me away like their older albums did, especially Variations on a Dream. Now, with Your Wilderness, it seems they've gone all out and "fixed" what they found didn't work with the two previous albums, and let me tell you, this album has exceeded the expectation that I have with this band.
Surprisingly, I didn't even know about this album until today, and it was released this month, so you can forgive me for that, but god damn, it's such a nice feeling when you find an album by an artist that you like that you didn't know was being released, and the album turns out to be amazing. Chiodos did the same thing, even though the album I listened to recently with them was released back in 2012, but the same rule applies.
The only thing I can say that doesn't work for this album is that it is way too short, but maybe that's for the better, because with the tracks that they do have, they put their all into it, and especially considering they feature a nearly 10 minute track on this album kind of makes up for that. And again, that's where they shine as well. They turn a 10 minute track into an experience, not just a long irritating song. The Pineapple Thief are known to do that though, as is evident with their previous releases. They attempt to take each album they release, and not only turn it into something special, but into a work of art. Your Wilderness is a must listen if you're into this band, and if you weren't a fan of their other recent releases, throw those opinions out the window when you listen to this.