I kind of ignore the narrative - really the only thread is Zaki's vocals for the most part. I know what you mean though; these are also songs that I have to go to somewhat rather than have them just come to me (because they otherwise can just drift by pleasantly, a bit), but there's been a lot of times in the past where that process has resulted in the album being an absolute favourite so I'm not holding it against Zaki yet. Esp. because bits of (the og) "Heart Beat", "Black & Grey", "Kids Are Talking", "Stand So Hard", "The Brave Ones" will pop into my head when I'm not listening.
― Tim F, Friday, 6 July 2012 21:47 (eleven years ago) link