[FONT=arial, sans-serif]I think it's brilliant. A document of truth and reality sent from an honest soul so that we may understand perhaps? All the tropes and conventions of the modern day pop music genre are explored and deconstructed to create a sound that is both familiar and hauntingly alien. The autotuned vocals remind us of the American dream and the inevitable unattainability of it. It is a devastatingly honest yet refreshing record. At its best it is quite an austere yet poignant exploration of the themes of loss and parenthood, and at its worst it's still album of the year. Go out and buy it now.
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