I had high expectations for this album and it delivered, there are some absolute gems on here, whilst the rest make for a much stronger offering than we've had in years.
The big highlights for me are We Don't Run, Teardrop, Who Would You Die For, the latter goes straight into my top 5 post 00's release, potential to rank highly in the overall catalogue too.
If those tracks are a flavour of the next album, i'll be as excited as i've been for an album in a long time. Great sound, and gives me faith that Jon can still produce something worthy when he's not churning out mediocrity to bag a lucrative tour.
The guitar solo in Fingerprints.. where has that been on the last few albums?!
It about sums us the state of the band over the last few years that that an album with material as strong as this, has been delivered as a paper bag job, and thus getting no acknowledgment from the bands official channels. Its a bit sad really.
To sum up - roll on 2016, a great album, a big promotional push and tour.
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