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A couple of playthroughs now and Brushstrokes may be my favorite overall though I still love Hiding in Plain Sight. The intro into Decline and Fall makes that song for me which is funny because it's not there on the single and when I heard it I wasn't nearly as into it as I am now.
The title/opening track is amazing and smacks strongly of Futurology to me and I really wish the album had more of that offbeat weird flavor and as such I find the middle of the album okay if a bit saggy.
Closes strong for me with Deleted Scenes and Late Day Peaks though, really like those two and OneManMilitia makes for a nice booked capper. I'll have to give more time to the midsection of the album to see if they're growers but even so I really dig the album because when it's strong it's really strong.
No idea where I can get the Japanese bonus tracks though, why didn't they release a deluxe edition for this one like every other album in the past decade? I'd like some demos too dangit.
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