Some quick thoughts on the album after listening to it for 3 plus days.
Musically I really enjoy it. It is sparse with lots of space. Subtle guitar playing, as opposed to some of the over the top stuff on Say You Will.
The songs are introspective and so far hold up well lyrically.
My problem with the album is the vocals. For me they come off as someone who is ashamed of his voice. The processing and the delays, and the whisper to almost a spoken word, really decay the quality of the songs for me. Nice pieces of music lose a lot of their muicality because of it.
I know many will see the merit in the way he approaches vocal sounds on this album. I find them to lessen what had the potential to me much better. The other concern for me. The two most complete songs were recorded 10 years ago.
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