Forgiveness indeed

Now that I have had some time to sit with the studio production version of World Sick - some early reflections. It should be noted that live versions I have been witness to recently do not do the album version justice - falling exceedingly in love.

-masterful use of dynamics
-beautifully done almost conversational interplay back and forth between guitars
-opening percussion build up foreshadows greatness to come - Justin has stepped up his game significantly here, and he was already pretty damn fucking awesome
-reminiscent of Feel Good Lost (and that is an immensely great thing)
-simply beautiful bass line
-phenomenal textures in the Joy Division-esque instrumental bridge
-glad to hear Johnny in the male 'chorus' vocals

I could go on for hours, so I will leave you with this parting thought. Conclusion: the hiatus was a long 4.5 years (thank goodness for solo projects!) but with art like this, how can we begrudge them whatever it took to get them to a place where something this wonderful is possible?

World Sick