Austinalex23

SFN is a great frickin song but the electronic elements were way overdone and ruined it for me. It is original for today but it does borrow a lot of elements from the 80s. I don't hate OML at all, I just think they went too far with the electronic elements a few too many times. A lot of the instrumentation comes off as bland.

After Laughter is a great album. It's basically all I've been listening to since last Friday. Fake Happy is my personal favorite.

I just want to say I really appreciate the Paramore representation happening here.

So after the first listen I can say that I definitely don't hate it. The instrumentation (or lack thereof) does fall pretty flat a lot of the time. There are also a few songs where they certainly went overboard on the electronics. Sorry For Now is one of the best songs on the album but the breakdown has too many weird EDM noises and chipmunk voices like the new Fall Out Boy song and basically ruins it. Overall I think the album is a mixed bag, but now going through my 3rd listen it is growing on me more. My favorite tracks are Invisible, Talking to Myself, One More Light, Heavy, and Sharp Edges. Edit: Sorry for Now is such a FANTASTIC song and it kills me that they overdid the electronic elements >.<