(8.5)
What a beautifully diverse album. Nothing Bibio has been is as good as this, and I don't think it will be as good again. The producer goes in two completely different directions on the album. There's the electro acoustic tracks, then there's the Dilla inspired beat tracks.
On the electro acoustic side, we start with the title track. It's a sunny opener, like a walk on a beautiful day on the morning. The first half of Lovers Carvings is a pretty waltz and goes into a really catchy indie pop cut, it's a unique track, and a highlight. Then there is my personal favorite Haikuesque (When She Laughs) , a beautiful dreamy piece that will touch you the deepest, it'll be the track that you walk away remembering.
Then sprinkled between all of the acoustic tracks are these random beat tracks, and they're really good. The first one Fire Ants sounds JUST like a lost J Dilla track, its intensely soulful, complete with the vinyl crackles and pops. He obviously knows his stuff. Then there's the darker futuristic sounding Sugarette. It's actually a decent glitch hop track. Then we get S'Vive which combines all of the albums ideas and puts them into one bouncy and highly successful experimental song.
The production is amazing. I suggest picking it up in FLAC or buying the vinyl if you can find it (mine cost $75)
Sounds Like
electro acoustic + glitch hop beats
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