I'm kinda of split minds on this. I think The Tension and The Spark is such a bold statement of an album and it's very concise and I would say objectively I think it's the best album I've ever heard. It's clearly pointed towards what it's attempting to do and it does it on the mark. Plus, I was just completely blown away when it came out in that fan sense of "HOLY CRAP THIS IS DARING" and I was so proud of him and there's a lot of those feelings in that album for me.
There's artist me that looks at This Delicate Thing with real reverence because it represents so much creative chance and experimentation and acceptance of the idea of trying something and maybe it will work and maybe it won't but regardless it's part of the process and it's here. I really admire that willingness and it's inspired me a lot.
Then I think Secrete Codes and Battleships is just really on point as a package (visually, lyrically and sonically). Every song on that album sounds like that album and looks like that album and has that soaring quality and darn it works.
THEN if I throw in personal significance the entire thing just gets even more complicated.
So, I'm terrible at this but I enjoy the conversation!
Jessie
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