Shortly after takeoff

"The move to the UK has shape-shifted his sound from something which sounded like The Carpenters dragged through a hedge backwards, to the kind of overly candid electronic pop sound which has made the last three John Grant albums so essential. Now, despite beating Brexit, his plans to tour an album have again been derailed, this time by Coronavirus, however this gives the listener quality time to get acquainted with this fifth album, and final part of the Manchester trilogy, there's a lot to take in".

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"A tumultuous pop masterpiece ... Brian Christinzio distills beauty from pain and allows melodies and hooks to hang around on this triumphant album".

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