With Reggie 100% - haven’t listened to SOI much at all since release - nothing really connected with me as a 90s die/blowhard but the 4 new tracks have a conviction I’m pleasantly surprised by
GOOYOW is really quite intricately constructed and the melody is very strong - doesn’t waste a second...
This is the kind of last, climactic song played at an indie disco in 1993
And in these toughest of times I think the rest of the world may just find it kind of....refreshing
Good U2 doesn't have to be dark and cinematic - just exuberant
Will hate myself in the morning....
I have struggled with SOI
They have clearly tried every known strategy to reinvigorate and explore; the lyrics are thoughtful and show more care in the phrasing and construction. The cadence in Raised by Wolves is honest and striking BUT
There is a sheen to the whole thing that makes it...
NLOTH was NOTHING to do with release dates but about courage of convictions - if it had been released a year earlier it would have been a coherent (albeit African tinged) collection of beautiful tunes (Soon - EBW - Winter etc)- that critics (and fans) would have applauded.
And they really had...