• after this
  • incredible opener, wow
  • i can't wait to get back on my feet / i can't give til there's no rest of me
• certain father
  • featuring spencer krug?!? hell yeah
  • man this is GOOD
• human side
  • three tracks in and i'm just like ????? why is this all so good
• hold
  • god their voices together just. goddamn!
• g-d mother fire
  • ok i'm almost relieved to have a song i don't super-love?? like this album was starting to be too perfect
  • still a good track though
• when you stop
  • ok we're back to it (wherein 'it' = songs that make me go crazy)
  • real fun to sing along to, too
• silent type
  • oh damn i love this
• twenty four hours
  • not obsessed with it but it's a solid breakup track nonetheless
• repeat
  • this is going on a million playlists lmao
• raw
  • very nice, damn
• i am water
  • kinda b-52s by way of metric?? love it

overall

• july talk is just like.... i can't think of any other band that has their sound so firmly locked down while still doing different things?
• favs: certain father, after this, silent type, i am water, raw