Since I’ve (kind of) reviewed the other three here’s my thoughts on this one:
- Thorns. It’s nice enough. A gentle opener, but not sure it stands on its own so well. This might grow on me though. Could arguably work at the end of the album too.
- Bloom Baby Bloom. Has grown on me since I first heard it, but it’s still a bit all over the place for me. I.e. I’d prefer all the different musical styles as separate songs instead of being in one song.
- Just Two Girls. Best on the album by far for me. And a nice surprise. There is something about it I just love and yet it feels different to my other Wolf Alice favourites such as Blush, Don’t Delete the Kisses, Formidable Cool, After the Zero Hour, Smile, and The Last Man on Earth. So they can do it: Grow and change sound, but still be good.
- Leaning Against the Wall. Is a bit like Bloom to me - there are good bits, really good bits (at about a minute in), but it feels all over the place. Starts well, ends terribly. Really terribly.
- Passenger Seat. Love her voice on this. She’s still outstanding. This one might grow on me actually.
- Play It Out. Is getting stronger on subsequent listens. Would have worked better at the end of the album.
- Bread Butter Tea Sugar. Gives me Beatles vibes, which for a lot of people is going to be great, but I’m an outlier in that I don’t actually rate the Beatles.
- Safe in the World. Plays it safe. I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either.
- Midnight Song. Another would be album closer.
- White Horses. I overlooked this as a single, but this is actually good.
- The Sofa. I do really like this. Pure class. I guess they have too many songs here that could close the album.
I think, on listens so far, it’s the weakest of the albums for me. But, I get the feeling they are in it for the long haul so it will be interesting to re-visit this after another four albums.