[Scarecrow]

Revisited the album today to see if anything had grown on me.

The guitar work on Being Baptised and the second half of OneManMilitia stood out more to me. I wish the latter had a bit more space between the verses and chorus and a proper intro, having both James and Nicky giving some energy behind the chorus before the guitar volume increases near the end could have made it sound amazing.

Other tracks went down in my estimations. People Ruin Paintings, Hiding in Plain Sight and My Brave Friend are so dull and flat, I may as well be listening to Coldplay. I really dislike Decline and Fall and Dear Stephen, just awful.

Opinions of the other songs remain unchanged, ranging from completely average to uninspired. Critical Thinking could well be sliding down to the prestigious title of my least favourite album they have made to date, past even Resistance Is Futile. Could quite happily never hear the album again and it would make no difference to me.