Any other PJ fans had a listen yet. Interested to hear others thoughts.
I’ve got a few issues with hearing at the moment which isn’t helping my listening, but I’ve given it a few more spins and I was probably a bit harsh initially.
The first 5 songs are all really good, Sirens aside possibly the best songs they’ve written in a very long time but even after that the standards very decent, certainly in comparison with the rest of their albums this century.
I think it’s let down points are Something Special, and Upper Hand is a bit of a dip although rescued somewhat by McCredy’s solo towards the end. While not up to the level of the first 5 tracks, Got to Give does actually take the standard back up towards the end of the album, and the final song Setting Sun is decent enough, they often finish albums with a slower more chilled number, but again isn’t as good as the stuff at the start of the record.
Overall definitely feel like I was initially harsher, and despite still feeling the second half isn’t as good as the first half its still an excellent album.
Looking forward to getting my hearing back to normal so I can fully appreciate it even more, and really looking forward to their gig at the Spurs stadium
Still one of the best bands around