Repeated listens of this album over several months haven't helped me to figure out whether this album is great or boring. The truth must be somewhere in the middle.
Antidote has the attention to detail that I expect from very good albums. There are lots of details that feel polished and musically smart. "Dismantling" has great syncopation that livens a simple melody, and the climax works well for me. "Midlife Hollow" is a slamming track with a great opening hook; I've listened to it dozens of times. Sometimes Impure Wilhelmina get noisy in an expert, precise way that I liked.
Maybe the problem in this album is a lack of hooks? I get the atmosphere, I get the polish, and even the lyrics are compelling; but not many of the tracks stick in my brain. I don't feel a drive to listen to any of them, I struggle a bit to tell them apart, and the music doesn't alter my mood. In a way, it's the opposite of Tales of Othertime: polished, clever, but not sufficiently daring.
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