Paul

This album is just a pure pop banger, so many good tracks. Michael may be one of my favourite tracks that I’ve heard this year (I’m late to this album)

Now this is an album I can get behind. Great energy and variety, so many catchy tunes in there. Big thumbs up from me -- another success of the album share, an artist that wouldn't have crossed my path otherwise

I just love listening to Soccer Mommy sing. The quality of the vocals reach into my soul and make me feel, despite the fact that (as is usually the case with me) the lyrics themselves pass me by. I just want to sit in the wash of words and let the emotion sink into me.

This album really gets going with Driver, turns into a beautiful haze in Some Sunny Day and Changes, and just keeps giving thereafter. Big fan. Her debut album Clean will always be a high bar to reach again, but this is still a brilliant record and one that I shall be returning to often.

Well, the 'surprise me' feature for the Queue is proving its value.

For the first half of the album I was thinking 'this is fine enough but I probably won't revisit'. Then it really got into its stride, and made me want to listen to it again through as a whole again. I'm a fan.

I think this review actually describes what makes it good though...!

I think this album may actually be a little too raw and exposed and it kind of hurts to listen to. Impressive, unnerving.

(Edit: The Rip is stunningly good. I could listen to a 10 minute extended cut of it, on repeat. So many tracks on this album I just didn't want to end.)

I've found myself coming back to this more than any other album of The Smile's, so that must be a good thing. I think @postmark's positive comments probably ensured I gave it a little more attention than I usually would; I'm glad I did though. As to what I like about it... I couldn't tell you.

(But it sometimes feels too slow for my liking, depending on my mood, so could easily slip down to a 3 when I'm feeling impatient)

I think this is a stonker of an album with no dud tracks. The intensity of its feel-good vibes has me dancing around the kitchen on every listen (assuming I am in the kitchen). Special shout outs to Baddy on the Floor (obv), Dafodil, Life, and The Feeling I Get From You.

Rated down half a point because maybe it’s too predictable. But I’m usually a ‘more of the same is fine by me, as long as it bangs’ kinda guy, so it’s no biggie

I had been putting off listening to this because I feared it wouldn't live up to the brilliance of PAINLESS. I needn't have worried.

While it may not have quite the same impact as PAINLESS's high points, it is still a tremendous album. It starts with energy and pace but quickly settles into a record that feels reflective and considered. It may be less catchy and poppy, but it's an album that gently envelops you, and I like that. Bonus points for the toms on Mutations.

Is it a three, is it a four? Is it a collection of uniquely great songs or a collection of similarly good songs that all merge into one? I'll give it some more listens because it makes me bop and in isolation almost every track is a treat, but currently has the tendency to feel samey when listened through in one go

Great album, dreamy vibes, and one I'll make an effort to revisit. Something about 'Time To' threw me off though, felt slightly out of place although I couldn't tell you why, and the album tails off a bit too much with 'Trust and Desire' for my liking