bullion

yeah single is underwhelming, he can do better

not sure I love the song as a standalone, but the way their voices combine in the verses is totally pressing my prefab sprout buttons (even though the chorus sounds more like deacon blue)

the album's out to press and on first listen, it's a huge disappointment
formess, and without the sonic inventiveness that made me so enjoy his work as recently as with Ben Howard

*formless

Oh noes :( I was excited for this one having loved his work in the past years.

ummm... i'm not sure i'm ready for a GAPDY revival yet?

World_Train is quite nice. Most of the collabs on here though are extremely muted. It's all very much apiece. Like a sepia-tinted version of Hot Chip, which isn't to say that's a bad thing, rather it makes me think of a long train journey through Europe with the scenery whizzing past faster than I can quite focus on

album is just a nice vibe the whole way through, it's solid even if it's nothing special

both otm, “world train” and “40 waves” are the ones that rise above background pleasantness for me (“40 waves” is perhaps the most “long train journey through europe” song on the album haha)

As distinctly mid as this album is, world_train will almost definitely make my EOY